Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.1 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 71.0% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
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