Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.5 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
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