Addis Ababa vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$3510
🏠 One person rent
$674
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$260
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
74
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.42M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 20% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4878th and 4177th ($1148 vs $1441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Lebanon, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 7160th and 5483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Beirut

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Addis Ababa Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$3695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$8983

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347