Accra vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$174
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
56
62
🏙️ Population
2.39M
2.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 51% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 7827th and 4447th ($582 vs $1195) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 5889th and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$4159

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850