Beirut vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$605
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
36
😀 Quality of life
63
12
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.48M

The cost of living in Beirut is 29% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4326th and 5680th ($1255 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Onitsha. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 4772nd and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.69
🥤 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
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$1617

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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 Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$805
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1611
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647