Addis Ababa vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$710
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
75
😀 Quality of life
39
63
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.42M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4540th and 4326th ($1180 vs $1255) 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 0.4 months in Beirut. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 7025th and 4772nd 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
$4.24
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$4459

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Addis AbabaBeirut

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$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902