Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 24.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 13.6% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Ankara

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ankara are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.9% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,768	$8.72 TRY329.71	+24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,891	$7.27 TRY274.76	-4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,075	$1.27 TRY48.03	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,017	$0.50 TRY19.06	-55.4%
Average			-13.9%

Lebanon vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,683	$0.83 TRY31.53	+34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,363	$4.61 TRY174.17	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,535	$3.90 TRY147.46	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,543	$1.68 TRY63.53	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,103	$2.70 TRY102.02	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,193	$0.49 TRY18.39	-15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,982	$0.88 TRY33.31	+119.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$0.45 TRY17.16	+46.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,772	$0.54 TRY20.47	+21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$0.25 TRY9.35	-21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.23 TRY8.68	-41.6%
Average			+7.6%

Lebanon vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,049	$4.81 TRY181.96	+37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,655	$8.72 TRY329.71	-88.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	$44,845.33 TRY1,694,705.04	+70.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	$5.40 TRY204.19	-57.6%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 13.6% less for housing

	Lebanon	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	$11.50 TRY434.67	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	$592.54 TRY22,391.93	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	$399.36 TRY15,091.87	+56.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	$53.07 TRY2,005.65	-67.1%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,539	$502.10 TRY18,974.40	+140.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	$10,388.60 TRY392,585.27	+240.0%
Average			+190.0%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,186	$3.49 TRY131.88	+16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,851	$2.84 TRY107.42	+49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,791	$2.04 TRY76.93	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	$40.91 TRY1,545.87	+3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,419	$5.82 TRY219.81	-13.8%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	$56.66 TRY2,141.21	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,163	$45.57 TRY1,722.03	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,259	$104.18 TRY3,937.12	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	$93.27 TRY3,524.75	+0.4%
Average			-2.2%

Lebanon vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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