Beirut vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$623
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
37
😀 Quality of life
62
36
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.35M

The cost of living in Beirut is 188% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4447th and 8911th ($1195 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Lebanon and Ghana, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5118th and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Kumasi

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Beirut Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$4444

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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

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677