Beirut vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$605
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
75
29
😀 Quality of life
63
27
🏙️ Population
2.42M
42.7K

The cost of living in Beirut is 132% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4326th and 8317th ($1255 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Kenya, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4772nd and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$8023

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$1020
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
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$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
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$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518