Beirut vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$549
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1614
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
74
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.43M

The cost of living in Beirut is 16% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4577th and 5031st ($1261 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and South Africa, respectively. Check Lebanon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5475th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915