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Beirut vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 87.3% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 3.1% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 51.3% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.9% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 67.0% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN2,941.56	$10.82 LBP967K	+397.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,275.37	$8.00 LBP715K	+72.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN895.22	$1.76 LBP157K	+165.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN583.58	$0.76 LBP68,171	+76.7%
Average			+178.0%

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pay 3.1% more for groceries

	Abuja	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,557.24	$0.75 LBP66,902	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN3,992.31	$5.06 LBP453K	+71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN15,706.61	$6.20 LBP554K	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN1,962.75	$3.05 LBP273K	+110.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,759.74	$4.28 LBP383K	+110.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,726.51	$0.92 LBP81,817	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN885.71	$0.66 LBP59,310	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN753.69	$0.60 LBP53,869	+8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,297.10	$0.51 LBP45,188	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,615.81	$0.42 LBP37,208	-65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,336.09	$0.55 LBP49,244	-44.2%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 51.3% more for transportation

	Abuja	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,107.73	$3.51 LBP313K	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$72.50 LBP6M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$35,000.00 LBP3B	+33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN12,559.80	$19.00 LBP2M	+104.6%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	Abuja	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN62,210.76	$37.92 LBP3M	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3M	$842.31 LBP75M	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN2M	$372.22 LBP33M	-67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN48,029.75	$139.38 LBP12M	+292.5%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN181K	$362.50 LBP32M	+170.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3M	$6,187.50 LBP553M	+214.7%
Average			+192.7%

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pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,420.26	$4.00 LBP358K	+281.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,094.71	$3.28 LBP294K	+43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,705.25	$2.55 LBP228K	+27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN60,646.47	$66.33 LBP6M	+47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN11,298.47	$10.00 LBP894K	+19.7%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 67.0% more for clothing

	Abuja	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN40,292.53	$59.38 LBP5M	+99.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN38,906.85	$50.00 LBP4M	+73.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN93,206.52	$120.56 LBP11M	+75.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN116K	$102.86 LBP9M	+20.1%
Average			+67.0%

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