Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 51.0% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 98.8% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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