Ashgabat vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$836
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
75
😀 Quality of life
30
62
🏙️ Population
828K
2.42M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 40% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2737th and 4447th ($1679 vs $1195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Lebanon, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 8379th and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$4159

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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