Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 31.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 3.1% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 58.6% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 1.6% less in Lebanon

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Lebanon are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Lebanon. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY428.49	$7.66 LBP686K	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY374.92	$8.00 LBP716K	-5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.80	$1.63 LBP146K	+34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.24	$0.76 LBP68,239	+86.1%
Average			+23.9%

Ankara vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.74	$0.60 LBP53,807	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY214.16	$3.95 LBP353K	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY163.36	$5.56 LBP498K	+51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY103.30	$2.33 LBP209K	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY113.40	$3.54 LBP317K	+39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY31.04	$0.68 LBP61,246	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.80	$0.46 LBP40,847	-56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.72	$0.41 LBP36,433	-32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.32	$0.46 LBP41,560	-27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.13	$0.33 LBP29,447	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.13	$0.45 LBP40,207	+79.7%
Average			+3.1%

Ankara vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY196.34	$3.44 LBP308K	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY401.71	$72.50 LBP6M	+703.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	$28,750.00 LBP3B	-40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY299.94	$16.00 LBP1M	+137.5%
Average			+194.7%

Ankara vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.6% more for housing

	Ankara	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY611.04	$37.92 LBP3M	+176.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,941.65	$571.15 LBP51M	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,827.06	$277.78 LBP25M	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,767.03	$139.38 LBP12M	+124.3%
Average			+58.6%

Ankara vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,739.15	$248.75 LBP22M	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY628K	$4,093.75 LBP366M	-71.0%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY160.68	$4.00 LBP358K	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY143.48	$2.89 LBP259K	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY96.41	$2.52 LBP226K	+16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,489.30	$42.92 LBP4M	-23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY286.55	$8.25 LBP738K	+28.2%
Average			+4.4%

Ankara vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,551.99	$53.44 LBP5M	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,027.98	$50.00 LBP4M	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,638.36	$101.94 LBP9M	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,272.25	$88.93 LBP8M	-7.3%
Average			-1.6%

Ankara vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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