Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 57.8% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 19.6% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 91.0% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 21.6% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Lebanon

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

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Lebanon vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Ghana, you would:

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pay 32.3% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.01	$8.50 LBP761K	+40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$9.50 LBP851K	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.06	$1.91 LBP171K	+85.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.89	$0.87 LBP78,113	+162.2%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

	Ghana	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.73	$0.85 LBP75,881	-47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.18	$5.54 LBP496K	+53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS126.83	$6.12 LBP548K	-43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.24	$2.38 LBP214K	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.16	$3.88 LBP347K	+73.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS13.93	$1.39 LBP124K	+16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.74	$0.76 LBP68,245	+15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.40	$0.75 LBP66,945	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.05	$0.45 LBP40,622	-66.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.76	$0.42 LBP37,271	-64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.85	$0.71 LBP63,835	-29.7%
Average			-19.6%

Ghana vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ghana	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS52.77	$4.04 LBP362K	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS394.11	$77.50 LBP7M	+130.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+568.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS110.48	$18.00 LBP2M	+90.5%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 91.0% more for housing

	Ghana	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS644.17	$30.24 LBP3M	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	$671.90 LBP60M	+67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	$348.30 LBP31M	+100.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS571.61	$177.50 LBP16M	+263.2%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 21.6% more for childcare

	Ghana	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	$681.75 LBP61M	+86.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS104K	$7,021.88 LBP629M	-21.0%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.19	$5.00 LBP448K	+152.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.02	$4.27 LBP382K	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.14	$3.00 LBP269K	+93.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS483.24	$62.50 LBP6M	+51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS131.92	$10.00 LBP896K	-11.3%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS160.11	$67.62 LBP6M	+394.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS202.88	$49.29 LBP4M	+184.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS447.24	$138.89 LBP12M	+263.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS532.67	$120.00 LBP11M	+163.5%
Average			+240.4%

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