Addis Ababa vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$407
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
75
😀 Quality of life
40
62
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.42M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 23% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 5819th and 4447th ($923 vs $1195) 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 0.3 months in Beirut. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 7141st and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$4159

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850