Beirut vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$549
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
35
😀 Quality of life
63
42
🏙️ Population
2.42M
863K

The cost of living in Beirut is 77% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4577th and 7031st ($1261 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5475th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$7848

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$1028
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$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
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$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
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$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393