Beirut vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$623
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
75
22
😀 Quality of life
62
48
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.99M

The cost of living in Beirut is 79% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4447th and 7054th ($1195 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Lebanon and Turkey, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 5118th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$5442

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630