Almaty vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$499
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.42M

The cost of living in Almaty is 19% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6015th and 4691st ($941 vs $1165) 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 0.7 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 4176th and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$4334

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838