Beirut vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$641
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
74
27
😀 Quality of life
63
28
🏙️ Population
2.42M
42.7K

The cost of living in Beirut is 165% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4177th and 8425th ($1441 vs $543) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 5483rd and 8855th 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
$10.8
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$10408

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13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583