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Beirut vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 99.4% more expensive than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 61.7% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 8.1 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Ashgabat, you would:

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pay 34.6% less for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.17	$10.82 LBP966K	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.57	$8.00 LBP714K	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.12	$1.76 LBP157K	-24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.80	$0.76 LBP68,099	-4.7%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 61.7% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$0.75 LBP66,830	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.10	$5.06 LBP452K	-74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.81	$6.20 LBP554K	-65.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.63	$3.05 LBP273K	-50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.53	$4.28 LBP383K	-49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.63	$0.92 LBP81,729	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.04	$0.66 LBP59,246	-83.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.15	$0.60 LBP53,811	-82.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.62	$0.51 LBP45,140	-68.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.42 LBP37,168	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.55 LBP49,191	-32.0%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$3.51 LBP313K	+116.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.04	$72.50 LBP6M	+745.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$35,000.00 LBP3B	-20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.05	$19.00 LBP2M	+95.6%
Average			+234.3%

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT360.51	$37.92 LBP3M	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,955.64	$842.31 LBP75M	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,628.75	$372.22 LBP33M	-50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,531.60	$139.38 LBP12M	-68.1%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.11	$362.50 LBP32M	+1485.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,128.57	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-75.9%
Average			+705.0%

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pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.03	$4.00 LBP357K	-22.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.72	$3.28 LBP293K	-53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.13	$2.55 LBP228K	-90.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT684.31	$66.33 LBP6M	-66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.07	$10.00 LBP893K	-30.0%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.33	$59.38 LBP5M	-9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT425.61	$50.00 LBP4M	-58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,051.50	$120.56 LBP11M	-59.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT650.93	$102.86 LBP9M	-44.6%
Average			-43.2%

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