Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 61.5% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Astana, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.10
KZT5,281.47
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,168.88
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT501.91
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT268.75
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT269.84
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,534.03
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,253.45
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT864.74
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,171.86
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT303.56
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT450.65
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT496.49
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT441.45
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT120.34
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT103.30
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT978.68
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,922.21
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,562,943.39
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT3,063.25
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,645.00
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT242,444.70
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT174,288.57
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT22,059.42
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT118,833.11
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,170,914.35
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT633.78
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,132.02
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT911.05
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT29,027.78
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,640.74
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT39,762.88
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT22,483.98
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT52,094.52
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT47,810.66
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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