Ashgabat vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3278
🏠 One person rent
$887
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1019
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
74
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.42M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 33% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2849th and 4463rd ($1806 vs $1353) 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 6881st and 5682nd 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
$28.8
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$67.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$7746

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207