Accra vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$260
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
52
63
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 42% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4326th ($729 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Lebanon, respectively. Check Ghana vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6085th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Beirut

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Accra Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$4459

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AccraBeirut

Cost of living

$349

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$560
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$588
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$354
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$755
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$632
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$551
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$575
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$433
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$647
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$590
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$709
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$670
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$649
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$889
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
400 km or 249 mi Save
$613
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$651
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1113
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1022
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1030
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$882
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$658
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$882
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$776
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$677
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$906
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$695
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$937
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$535
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$634
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$904
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$753
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$558
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902