Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.5 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.81
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES688.11
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.52
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.01
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.42
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES697.32
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.65
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.41
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.73
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.32
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.85
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.93
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.73
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.38
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.49
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES619.55
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,338.97
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,015,191.77
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,410.63
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,927.58
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,729.72
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,918.42
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,534.33
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 82.7% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,870.87
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,004,415.52
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.76
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.69
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES344.06
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,646.79
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES786.42
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,122.43
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,080.13
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,303.84
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,741.73
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
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