Ashgabat vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$893
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$233
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
75
😀 Quality of life
49
63
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.42M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 45% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2595th and 4577th ($1833 vs $1261) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6667th and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$6680

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108