Addis Ababa vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$739
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$233
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
75
😀 Quality of life
46
63
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.42M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4519th and 4577th ($1289 vs $1261) 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 7005th and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$6680

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108