Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 10.5% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Pretoria
Housing: pay 15.5% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 3.3% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Pretoria

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.6% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP894,096	$8.52 ZAR162.97	-14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,000	$4.68 ZAR89.58	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,097	$1.01 ZAR19.29	-36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,033	$0.81 ZAR15.54	-28.1%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Beirut	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,766	$1.07 ZAR20.54	+17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,517	$3.70 ZAR70.71	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,239	$4.91 ZAR93.98	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP242,900	$2.35 ZAR44.89	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP342,965	$2.08 ZAR39.72	-45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,846	$0.69 ZAR13.21	-0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,671	$0.68 ZAR13.10	+23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,712	$0.73 ZAR13.88	+76.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,705	$0.75 ZAR14.41	+61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,013	$0.64 ZAR12.24	+63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,214	$0.58 ZAR11.15	+32.9%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Beirut	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,101	$5.05 ZAR96.69	+44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	$65.32 ZAR1,249.46	-12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,287,124	$19,084.78 ZAR365,060.10	-36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	$8.78 ZAR167.86	-31.2%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 15.5% less for housing

	Beirut	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	$39.13 ZAR748.52	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,005,301	$416.34 ZAR7,963.96	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,131,565	$379.25 ZAR7,254.40	+5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	$86.03 ZAR1,645.61	-46.6%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 3.3% less for childcare

	Beirut	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,332,712	$216.65 ZAR4,144.18	-23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,572,680	$4,800.41 ZAR91,823.79	+16.8%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,229	$2.39 ZAR45.63	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,347	$2.00 ZAR38.18	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,819	$2.95 ZAR56.50	+47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,304,968	$34.21 ZAR654.39	-42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP625,867	$7.81 ZAR149.39	+11.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Beirut	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,985,123	$49.09 ZAR938.94	-37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	$34.65 ZAR662.76	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,220,362	$92.30 ZAR1,765.54	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,898,917	$98.31 ZAR1,880.46	-11.2%
Average			-24.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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