Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 54.5% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 47.4% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 54.9% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 74.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 60.9% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 31.0% less in Cairo

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,000	$4.06 EGP201.82	-59.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,454	$4.71 EGP234.11	-38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,400	$0.33 EGP16.63	-79.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,248	$0.12 EGP6.09	-89.2%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 47.4% less for groceries

	Beirut	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,940	$0.65 EGP32.26	-29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,560	$1.59 EGP78.83	-71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,417	$3.40 EGP168.97	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,417	$1.45 EGP72.07	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,695	$1.96 EGP97.41	-48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,978	$0.68 EGP34.00	-1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,776	$0.23 EGP11.58	-58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,790	$0.16 EGP7.91	-61.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,793	$0.19 EGP9.57	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,088	$0.22 EGP10.75	-44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,298	$0.19 EGP9.43	-56.7%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 54.9% less for transportation

	Beirut	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,766	$1.01 EGP50.44	-70.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	$8.12 EGP403.64	-89.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,000,000	$36,284.10 EGP1,803,766.16	+20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	$2.50 EGP124.12	-80.4%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 74.2% less for housing

	Beirut	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	$9.69 EGP481.88	-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,145,882	$208.74 EGP10,376.91	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,200,000	$129.60 EGP6,442.72	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	$13.65 EGP678.66	-91.5%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 60.9% less for childcare

	Beirut	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,386,667	$87.26 EGP4,337.97	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,355,556	$1,948.40 EGP96,859.58	-52.6%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,800	$1.42 EGP70.64	-52.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,880	$1.54 EGP76.45	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,200	$1.83 EGP90.82	-8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,316,267	$18.55 EGP922.27	-68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,200	$3.04 EGP151.36	-56.5%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 31.0% less for clothing

	Beirut	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,000,000	$37.28 EGP1,853.30	-52.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	$49.39 EGP2,455.48	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,240,000	$97.57 EGP4,850.56	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,920,000	$53.60 EGP2,664.65	-51.6%
Average			-31.0%

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