Beirut vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$555
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
37
😀 Quality of life
61
34
🏙️ Population
2.42M
444K

The cost of living in Beirut is 183% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4691st and 8952nd ($1165 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Lebanon and Ghana, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 4996th and 7641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$5541

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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

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742