Abuja vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$542
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
75
😀 Quality of life
19
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.42M

The cost of living in Abuja is 20% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 3416th and 4326th ($1502 vs $1255) 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 8901st and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$4459

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$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
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$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
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$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
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$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
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$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
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$1728
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$1782
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$1576
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$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
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$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902