Ashgabat vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3510
🏠 One person rent
$968
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$260
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
74
😀 Quality of life
43
63
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.42M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 32% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4177th ($1898 vs $1441) 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 0.1 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 7430th and 5483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Beirut

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Ashgabat Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$8983

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Beirut

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