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Beirut vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 61.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 20.2% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 43.0% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 16.1% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Beirut are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 72.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES749.71	$10.82 LBP969K	+86.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES899.65	$8.00 LBP716K	+14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.65	$1.76 LBP157K	+150.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.92	$0.76 LBP68,282	+38.8%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 20.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.57	$0.75 LBP67,010	+36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES718.95	$5.06 LBP453K	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES433.42	$6.20 LBP555K	+84.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.40	$3.05 LBP273K	+85.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.92	$4.28 LBP384K	+46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.68	$0.92 LBP81,949	-34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.31	$0.66 LBP59,406	+39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.89	$0.60 LBP53,956	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.92	$0.51 LBP45,261	+10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.40	$0.42 LBP37,268	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.42	$0.55 LBP49,323	+8.7%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES697.29	$3.51 LBP314K	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,998.45	$72.50 LBP6M	+134.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$35,000.00 LBP3B	+61.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,199.15	$19.00 LBP2M	+11.6%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,148.44	$37.92 LBP3M	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,598.82	$842.31 LBP75M	+76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,644.86	$372.22 LBP33M	+80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,787.29	$139.38 LBP12M	+375.3%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 16.1% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,947.13	$362.50 LBP32M	+61.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$6,187.50 LBP554M	-29.5%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.88	$4.00 LBP358K	+72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.07	$3.28 LBP294K	+38.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.85	$2.55 LBP228K	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,850.24	$66.33 LBP6M	+46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES949.63	$10.00 LBP896K	+36.0%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,534.31	$59.38 LBP5M	+202.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,213.04	$50.00 LBP4M	+101.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,771.60	$120.56 LBP11M	+77.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,042.89	$102.86 LBP9M	+65.2%
Average			+111.6%

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