Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 6.6% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
|
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