Ankara vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$439
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$453
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.42M

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6106th and 4691st ($907 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Lebanon, respectively. Check Turkey vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 1608th and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$4334

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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