Beirut vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$605
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
47
😀 Quality of life
63
40
🏙️ Population
2.42M
15.1M

The cost of living in Beirut is 13% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4326th and 4761st ($1255 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Nigeria, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 4772nd and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$2289

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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
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507