Beirut vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Beirut | Cairo | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Beirut is 175% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4691st and 8926th ($1165 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Egypt, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Egypt comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 4996th and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Beirut vs Cairo
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| Beirut | Cairo | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Beirut
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.2 mi |  Jounieh | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Zahle | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Sidon | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Tripoli | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Tyre | |
| 76 km or 47 mi |  Kiryat Shmona | |
| 83 km or 52 mi |  Damascus | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Safed | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nahariya | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Karmiel | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Acre | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Sakhnin | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Arraba | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Tamra | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Tiberias | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Shefa-'Amr | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Kiryat Ata | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Haifa | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Nof HaGalil | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Nesher | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Nazareth | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Migdal HaEmek | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Yokneam Illit | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Afula | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Homs | |
| 151 km or 94 mi |  Irbid | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Zikhron Ya'akov | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Umm al-Fahm | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Baqa-Jatt | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Hadera | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hama | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Jerash | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Netanya | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Latakia | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Tayibe |
Cities near Cairo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi | Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |