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
TRY300.30
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 98.8% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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