Beirut vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$555
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
36
😀 Quality of life
61
12
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.48M

The cost of living in Beirut is 12% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4691st and 5406th ($1165 vs $1036) 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 0.4 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 4996th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.8
🥤 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
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1688

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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 Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655