Abuja vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$165
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$331
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
21
62
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.42M

The cost of living in Abuja is 76% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 9247th and 4447th ($288 vs $1195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Lebanon, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 8926th and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$4159

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$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850