Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 52.7% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Astana, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,435.88
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT3,160.56
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT473.90
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT273.55
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT275.37
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,588.89
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,359.04
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT921.83
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,237.33
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT327.89
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT486.61
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT558.39
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT576.26
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT122.05
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.23
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT975.65
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT8,317.27
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT11,089,690.70
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,594.99
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,750.03
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT255,062.89
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT173,095.61
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT22,014.59
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT111,772.41
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,763,563.78
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT665.38
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,125.18
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT887.18
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT29,272.16
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,772.42
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
|
Astana
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT38,301.57
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT24,166.28
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT53,452.31
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT47,130.68
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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