Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 0.9% more expensive than Beirut.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.2% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 14.4% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 14.7% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 34.9% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.7% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 15.9% less in Ankara
Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP893,971
|
$8.72
TRY319.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP682,905
|
$7.27
TRY266.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,078
|
$1.27
TRY46.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,019
|
$0.50
TRY18.47
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,754
|
$0.83
TRY30.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP489,449
|
$4.61
TRY168.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP553,162
|
$3.90
TRY142.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,866
|
$1.68
TRY61.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,917
|
$2.70
TRY98.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,837
|
$0.49
TRY17.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,664
|
$0.88
TRY32.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,707
|
$0.45
TRY16.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,699
|
$0.54
TRY19.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,008
|
$0.25
TRY9.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,209
|
$0.23
TRY8.41
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,058
|
$4.81
TRY176.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,704,785
|
$8.72
TRY319.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,681,913,843
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,642,742.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,139,813
|
$5.40
TRY197.93
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,533
|
$11.50
TRY421.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,996,115
|
$592.54
TRY21,705.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,127,093
|
$399.36
TRY14,629.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,409,298
|
$53.07
TRY1,944.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,329,186
|
$502.10
TRY18,392.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP367,521,527
|
$10,388.60
TRY380,548.00
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,191
|
$3.49
TRY127.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,312
|
$2.84
TRY104.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,794
|
$2.04
TRY74.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,304,230
|
$40.91
TRY1,498.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,780
|
$5.82
TRY213.07
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,984,151
|
$56.66
TRY2,075.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,262
|
$45.57
TRY1,669.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,219,079
|
$104.18
TRY3,816.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,897,539
|
$93.27
TRY3,416.67
|
|
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