Beirut vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2589
🏠 One person rent
$605
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$862
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
37
😀 Quality of life
63
45
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.15M

The cost of living in Beirut is 26% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4326th and 5540th ($1255 vs $992) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 4772nd and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$6241

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795