Accra vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3278
🏠 One person rent
$323
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1019
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
74
😀 Quality of life
56
62
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 36% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6525th and 4463rd ($861 vs $1353) 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 0.2 months in Beirut. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6316th and 5682nd 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
$5.97
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$67.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$9.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$7746

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Distance City Cost of living
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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207