Beirut vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$623
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
83
😀 Quality of life
62
59
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.61M

The cost of living in Beirut is 118% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4447th and 8130th ($1195 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Egypt, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 5118th and 5556th 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
$7.98
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$2554

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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

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701