Beirut vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$549
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
15.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 2% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4577th and 4522nd ($1261 vs $1288) 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 0.2 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 5475th and 1015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Istanbul

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Beirut Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$18637

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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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013