Beirut vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$555
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
75
30
😀 Quality of life
61
25
🏙️ Population
2.42M
42.7K

The cost of living in Beirut is 118% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4691st and 8393rd ($1165 vs $535) 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 4996th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545