Ghana vs Lebanon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Lebanon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1491
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$143
$564
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.8
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$363
💸 GDP per capita
$2204
$4136
😃 Human freedom index
7.19
5.74
❤️ Life expectancy
63.8
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
24
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
40%
🎓 Higher education
68
76
😀 Quality of life
37
47
🏙️ Population
32.8M
6.1M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($478) is 56% less expensive than in Lebanon ($1097). Ghana ranked 187th vs 68th for Lebanon in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ghana compared to 0.3 months in Lebanon. Ranked 131st and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Lebanon

We calculate prices for Ghana and Lebanon as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ghana Lebanon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.6
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$382
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.7
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$48.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.39%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.97
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.62
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.22
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$4.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.7
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4770
$3915

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Lebanon

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$416
3.35M
Accra
$582
2.39M
Tamale
$443
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
540K
Ashaiman
$512
208K
Tema
$446
162K
Obuasi
$459
180K
Koforidua
$497
127K
Ho
$353
83.7K
Hohoe
$482
56.2K

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1195
2.42M
Tyre
$633
160K
Tripoli
$665
244K
Sidon
$770
80K
Zahle
$882
100K
Jounieh
$982
102K