Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 21.8% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 67.7% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
|
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