Beirut vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$549
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
68
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.55M

The cost of living in Beirut is 55% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4577th and 6622nd ($1261 vs $811) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5475th and 6071st 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
$10.9
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$8707

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820