Beirut vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$549
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
36
😀 Quality of life
63
18
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.48M

The cost of living in Beirut is 20% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4577th and 5196th ($1261 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Nigeria, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 5475th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$1418

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699