Cost of living comparison
Accra is 45.5% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Accra instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£591,879
|
$6.47
GHS86.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£287,426
|
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,286
|
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,578
|
$1.13
GHS15.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£656,842
|
$3.96
GHS53.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,302,765
|
$7.28
GHS97.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,412
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£241,839
|
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£112,041
|
$0.99
GHS13.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£101,871
|
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,784
|
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,792
|
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,448
|
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,605
|
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£419,633
|
$3.69
GHS49.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$23.56
GHS316.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,965,485,131
|
$6,189.79
GHS83,073.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,232,895
|
$8.31
GHS111.59
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Beirut
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,640,512
|
$41.59
GHS558.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,876,825
|
$895.45
GHS12,017.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£35,955,557
|
$59.21
GHS794.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,769,695
|
$29.83
GHS400.34
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,247,089
|
$60.39
GHS810.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£457,009,655
|
$5,690.48
GHS76,372.61
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£223,351
|
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£234,002
|
$2.14
GHS28.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£498,670
|
$1.48
GHS19.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,112,338
|
$36.72
GHS492.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$6.01
GHS80.59
|
|
pay 76.8% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,400,349
|
$13.41
GHS179.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,360,414
|
$12.88
GHS172.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,329,964
|
$34.37
GHS461.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,060,931
|
$34.18
GHS458.77
|
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