Beirut vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$623
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
67
😀 Quality of life
62
59
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.55M

The cost of living in Beirut is 85% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4447th and 7242nd ($1195 vs $646) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5118th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.08
🥤 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
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$6839

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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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747