Beirut vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$641
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
74
67
😀 Quality of life
63
59
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.55M

The cost of living in Beirut is 78% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4177th and 6736th ($1441 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Nairobi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5483rd and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Nairobi

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Beirut Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$2.71
🥤 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
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🥔 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
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795