Beirut vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$765
🏠 One person rent
$623
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
36
😀 Quality of life
62
17
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.48M

The cost of living in Beirut is 238% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4447th and 9080th ($1195 vs $354) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 5118th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617