Beirut vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$549
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
83
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 208% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 4577th and 8955th ($1261 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Egypt, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 5475th and 6081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$2777

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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

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021