Accra vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$297
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$233
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
75
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 35% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6574th and 4577th ($822 vs $1261) 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 6206th and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$6680

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108