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
KZT5,021.07
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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