Cost of living comparison

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 58.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 79.2% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 15.3% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 13.2% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 78.6% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Beirut. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 79.2% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB788.24	$10.00 LBP896,056	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB819.15	$7.64 LBP684,497	+22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.13	$1.59 LBP142,409	+102.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.97	$1.13 LBP101,254	+125.0%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 15.3% less for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB157.85	$0.91 LBP81,945	-23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB637.61	$5.48 LBP490,591	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB798.56	$6.19 LBP554,452	+1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.03	$2.72 LBP243,432	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB741.75	$3.84 LBP343,717	-32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB433.71	$0.69 LBP61,981	-79.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.52	$0.56 LBP49,779	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.65	$0.41 LBP36,793	-61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.78	$0.47 LBP41,796	+20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.89	$0.39 LBP35,090	+25.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.33	$0.44 LBP39,300	-44.8%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB641.06	$3.49 LBP312,785	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,313.73	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+650.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,284,315.50	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,167,397	+20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB481.48	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	+247.9%
Average			+222.3%

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pay 13.2% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,486.61	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,748.48	$738.24 LBP66,150,002	+14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,536.76	$359.38 LBP32,202,005	-15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,400.33	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+29.1%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 78.6% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,703.36	$283.33 LBP25,388,248	+247.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,769,447.56	$4,111.11 LBP368,378,495	-90.6%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.37	$3.00 LBP268,817	+200.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.04	$2.80 LBP250,896	+143.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB525.49	$2.00 LBP179,211	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,901.70	$59.33 LBP5,316,598	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB880.20	$7.00 LBP627,239	+4.5%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,349.68	$78.12 LBP7,000,436	+61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,874.84	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,298.96	$103.12 LBP9,240,575	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,675.61	$110.71 LBP9,920,618	-7.2%
Average			+6.5%

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