Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 39.3% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP593,381
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP288,155
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,515
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,846
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP658,509
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,308,607
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,890
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,452
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,325
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,129
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,893
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,949
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,578
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,716
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,698
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,970,471,891
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,236,023
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Beirut
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,654,823
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP70,054,114
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,046,783
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,814,779
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,333,980
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP458,169,163
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,917
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,596
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,935
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,122,771
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 68.5% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,419,125
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,374,014
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,356,173
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,091,532
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
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