Beirut vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$555
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
67
😀 Quality of life
61
57
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.55M

The cost of living in Beirut is 56% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4691st and 6689th ($1165 vs $745) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4996th and 5632nd 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
$8.92
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$8325

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768