Ankara vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$408
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
5.5M
2.42M

The cost of living in Ankara is 33% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6390th and 4447th ($800 vs $1195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Lebanon, respectively. Check Turkey vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 2095th and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$4159

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850