Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 4.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
|
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