Beirut vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$623
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
75
30
😀 Quality of life
62
29
🏙️ Population
2.42M
42.7K

The cost of living in Beirut is 146% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4447th and 8601st ($1195 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lebanon and Kenya, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5118th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Meru

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Beirut Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$6789

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539