Lebanon vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$709
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2726
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$481
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$229
💸 GDP per capita
$3478
$1186
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
41
🌐 English speaking %
40%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
76
53
😀 Quality of life
50
38
🏙️ Population
5.81M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1127) is 59% more expensive than in Tanzania ($709). Lebanon ranked 78th vs 145th for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Lebanon compared to 0.3 months in Tanzania. Ranked 87th and 136th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lebanon vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Lebanon and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Lebanon Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.89
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$76.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.44%
17.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2389
$1321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1638
$3950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$15.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$38.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5961
$14608

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1261
2.42M
Tripoli
$787
496K
Sidon
$822
164K
Tyre
$647
160K
Jounieh
$1028
102K
Zahle
$930
100K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$799
4.72M
Zanzibar
$609
710K
Mwanza
$656
706K
Morogoro
$421
207K
Tanga
$552
221K
Mbeya
$495
542K
Dodoma
$526
214K
Arusha
$612
416K
Moshi
$533
145K
Stone Town
$567
18K