Abuja vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$953
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$453
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
19
61
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.42M

The cost of living in Abuja is 8% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4418th and 4691st ($1262 vs $1165) 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 8886th and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$4334

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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838