Abuja vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$3278
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$1019
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
74
😀 Quality of life
23
62
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.42M

The cost of living in Abuja is 15% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 3904th and 4463rd ($1551 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Lebanon, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 9058th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Beirut

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Abuja Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$67.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$9.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$7746

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$785
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207