Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.6% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£908,255
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,474
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,818
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£499,236
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,738
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,367
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,289
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,408
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,717
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,759
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,123
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£327,550
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,518
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,843
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£804,062
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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