Almaty vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$477
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$233
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
75
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.42M

The cost of living in Almaty is 30% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6307th and 4577th ($884 vs $1261) 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 0.2 months in Beirut. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 4103rd and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$6680

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108