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Beirut vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 2.1 times more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 65.3% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 21.8% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.4% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Beirut

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, clothing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 65.3% more for restaurants

	Accra	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS65.75	$10.82 LBP966K	+80.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS86.76	$8.00 LBP714K	+1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.57	$1.76 LBP157K	+82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.22	$0.76 LBP68,099	+98.1%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

	Accra	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS16.73	$0.75 LBP66,830	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS69.75	$5.06 LBP452K	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS146.55	$6.20 LBP554K	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS26.61	$3.05 LBP273K	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS26.29	$4.28 LBP383K	+78.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS14.93	$0.92 LBP81,729	-32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS6.86	$0.66 LBP59,246	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS6.92	$0.60 LBP53,811	-4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.43	$0.51 LBP45,140	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS15.55	$0.42 LBP37,168	-70.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.35	$0.55 LBP49,191	-54.8%
Average			-21.8%

Accra vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Accra	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS45.31	$3.51 LBP313K	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS383.91	$72.50 LBP6M	+106.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS87,662.06	$35,000.00 LBP3B	+337.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS119.33	$19.00 LBP2M	+74.5%
Average			+125.9%

Accra vs. Beirut - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Accra	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS415.93	$37.92 LBP3M	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,630.88	$842.31 LBP75M	+63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,817.00	$372.22 LBP33M	+124.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS437.97	$139.38 LBP12M	+248.7%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Accra	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS793.14	$362.50 LBP32M	+400.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS77,499.17	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-12.5%
Average			+194.2%

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pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS16.83	$4.00 LBP357K	+160.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS40.74	$3.28 LBP293K	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.25	$2.55 LBP228K	+25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS434.94	$66.33 LBP6M	+67.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS109.58	$10.00 LBP893K
Average			+60.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Accra	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS159.13	$59.38 LBP5M	+308.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS205.96	$50.00 LBP4M	+166.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS299.65	$120.56 LBP11M	+340.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS451.68	$102.86 LBP9M	+149.5%
Average			+241.3%

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