Beirut vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$555
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
35
😀 Quality of life
61
36
🏙️ Population
2.42M
863K

The cost of living in Beirut is 73% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4691st and 7107th ($1165 vs $672) 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 0.4 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 4996th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441