Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 3.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 4.7 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 59.8% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP203.40	$10.00 LBP895,500	+146.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP235.94	$7.64 LBP684,072	+62.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.76	$1.59 LBP142,321	+375.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.14	$1.13 LBP101,192	+822.7%
Average			+351.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.52	$0.91 LBP81,894	+40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP79.44	$5.48 LBP490,286	+245.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP170.29	$6.19 LBP554,108	+82.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP72.64	$2.72 LBP243,281	+87.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP98.17	$3.84 LBP343,503	+95.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.27	$0.69 LBP61,943	+1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.67	$0.56 LBP49,749	+138.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.97	$0.41 LBP36,770	+158.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.64	$0.47 LBP41,770	+142.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.84	$0.39 LBP35,068	+81.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.51	$0.44 LBP39,276	+131.2%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 4.7 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP50.84	$3.49 LBP312,591	+244.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP406.79	$75.00 LBP6,716,250	+823.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,817,861.63	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,500,000	-17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP125.09	$12.75 LBP1,141,762	+410.7%
Average			+365.3%

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Cairo	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP485.65	$31.88 LBP2,854,406	+228.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,458.00	$738.24 LBP66,108,971	+253.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,493.06	$359.38 LBP32,182,031	+177.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP683.96	$161.18 LBP14,433,938	+1080.7%
Average			+435.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,371.87	$283.33 LBP25,372,500	+224.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP97,616.49	$4,111.11 LBP368,150,000	+111.0%
Average			+167.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP71.19	$3.00 LBP268,650	+111.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP77.05	$2.80 LBP250,740	+82.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP91.53	$2.00 LBP179,100	+9.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP929.47	$59.33 LBP5,313,300	+219.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP152.55	$7.00 LBP626,850	+129.9%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 59.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,867.78	$78.12 LBP6,996,094	+109.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,474.66	$57.86 LBP5,181,107	+17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,888.46	$103.12 LBP9,234,844	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,685.48	$110.71 LBP9,914,464	+106.6%
Average			+59.8%

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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: May 2025

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