Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.3 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Accra, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Accra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Accra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
Accra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Accra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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