Beirut vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$623
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
72
😀 Quality of life
62
61
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.43M

The cost of living in Beirut is 32% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4447th and 5921st ($1195 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and South Africa, respectively. Check Lebanon vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5118th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$4829

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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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952