Ashgabat vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$798
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
75
😀 Quality of life
29
63
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.42M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 26% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 3105th and 4326th ($1584 vs $1255) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 8250th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$4459

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902