Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 51.0% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 98.8% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 20.6% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 42.2% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY343.69	$10.00 LBP896,000	+14.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY286.41	$7.64 LBP684,454	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY50.07	$1.59 LBP142,400	+25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.87	$1.13 LBP101,248	+124.1%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Ankara	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.87	$0.91 LBP81,940	+9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY181.56	$5.48 LBP490,560	+18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY153.71	$6.19 LBP554,417	+58.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY66.23	$2.72 LBP243,417	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY106.34	$3.84 LBP343,695	+42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.17	$0.69 LBP61,978	+42.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.72	$0.56 LBP49,776	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.89	$0.41 LBP36,790	-9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.34	$0.47 LBP41,793	-13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.75	$0.39 LBP35,088	+58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.05	$0.44 LBP39,298	+91.0%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY189.67	$3.49 LBP312,766	-27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY343.69	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	+759.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,766,556.37	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,000,000	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY212.84	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	+136.0%
Average			+208.8%

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pay 98.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY453.10	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	+177.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,341.29	$738.24 LBP66,145,882	+24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,731.73	$359.38 LBP32,200,000	-10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,090.68	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	+203.7%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,778.86	$283.33 LBP25,386,667	-43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY409,229.92	$4,111.11 LBP368,355,556	-60.4%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY137.48	$3.00 LBP268,800	-14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY111.98	$2.80 LBP250,880	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY80.19	$2.00 LBP179,200	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,611.41	$59.33 LBP5,316,267	+45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY229.13	$7.00 LBP627,200	+20.3%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 20.6% more for clothing

	Ankara	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,232.00	$78.12 LBP7,000,000	+37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,795.04	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	+27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,104.04	$103.12 LBP9,240,000	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,674.19	$110.71 LBP9,920,000	+18.7%
Average			+20.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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