Accra vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$278
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
53
61
🏙️ Population
2.39M
2.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 36% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6680th and 4691st ($747 vs $1165) 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 6041st and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$4334

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838