Beirut vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$555
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
61
41
🏙️ Population
2.42M
15.1M

The cost of living in Beirut is 3% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4691st and 4791st ($1165 vs $1133) 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 0.2 months in Lagos. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 4996th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$2307

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492