Beirut vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$623
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
37
😀 Quality of life
62
47
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.15M

The cost of living in Beirut is 25% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4447th and 5620th ($1195 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5118th and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$7309

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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 Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866