Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.2 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,788.33
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,243.35
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN681.69
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN401.29
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,161.14
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,395.83
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN17,174.19
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,325.58
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,932.48
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,398.00
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,094.85
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,214.24
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,083.67
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN935.49
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,040.65
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,874.08
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,305,519.20
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN11,096.11
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Abuja
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN61,115.42
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,953,752.35
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,743,928.02
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,922.98
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Abuja
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN145,447.81
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,896,833.54
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,791.88
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,556.46
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN66,295.44
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,903.16
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Abuja
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN39,270.79
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN42,307.79
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN88,994.87
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN114,898.86
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
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