Ankara vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$3510
🏠 One person rent
$501
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$260
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
74
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.42M

The cost of living in Ankara is 28% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 5311th and 4177th ($1033 vs $1441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Lebanon, respectively. Check Turkey vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 1642nd and 5483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Beirut

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Ankara Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$3695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$8983

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347