Beirut vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$555
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
2.42M
15.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 4% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4691st and 4816th ($1165 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Turkey, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 4996th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$13982

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985