Almaty vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$464
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
75
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.42M

The cost of living in Almaty is 30% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6143rd and 4326th ($881 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Lebanon, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 4016th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Beirut

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Almaty Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$4459

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$553
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$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
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$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
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$538
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$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
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$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
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$512
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$627
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$662

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$1020
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$912
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$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
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$1709
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$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
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$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
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$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
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$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
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$1731
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$1756
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$1728
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$1782
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$1576
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$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
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$2138
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$386
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$1902