Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Abuja, Nigeria

Abuja vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 9.7% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 34.2% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 42.0% less in Abuja

The cost of housing and groceries in Abuja are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Abuja. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Abuja.

Abuja vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 59.6% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,383	$3.29 NGN5,236.86	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,747	$5.58 NGN8,870.07	-27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,461	$0.50 NGN790.23	-68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,291	$0.28 NGN439.55	-75.5%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 34.2% more for groceries

	Beirut	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,975	$1.33 NGN2,121.54	+45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,770	$1.25 NGN1,987.25	-77.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,655	$10.91 NGN17,338.33	+76.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,521	$1.56 NGN2,482.08	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,842	$1.88 NGN2,993.67	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,004	$1.50 NGN2,390.32	+117.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,798	$0.75 NGN1,192.48	+35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,806	$0.82 NGN1,295.93	+98.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,811	$0.74 NGN1,177.85	+58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,103	$0.66 NGN1,054.71	+69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,314	$0.64 NGN1,011.79	+45.1%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Beirut	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,900	$2.92 NGN4,638.46	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,722,875	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,149,843	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,889	$9.29 NGN14,762.06	-27.2%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Beirut	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,857,222	$41.56 NGN66,073.16	+30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,174,178	$2,461.96 NGN3,914,028.42	+233.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,213,774	$1,158.05 NGN1,841,072.23	+222.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,448,175	$23.44 NGN37,263.64	-85.5%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Beirut	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,397,526	$133.90 NGN212,881.63	-52.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,513,127	$1,965.88 NGN3,125,352.12	-52.2%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,915	$1.20 NGN1,900.81	-60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,987	$1.64 NGN2,613.80	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,277	$2.00 NGN3,179.60
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,318,541	$44.84 NGN71,280.35	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,468	$8.35 NGN13,279.56	+19.3%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 42.0% less for clothing

	Beirut	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,002,994	$29.79 NGN47,357.51	-61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,186,218	$28.76 NGN45,728.86	-50.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,243,953	$68.91 NGN109,549.54	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,924,243	$85.63 NGN136,133.91	-22.7%
Average			-42.0%

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