Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.0 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS54.26
|
$7.00
LBP625,789
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.84
|
$7.64
LBP682,914
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
$1.59
LBP142,080
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.61
|
$1.13
LBP101,020
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.33
|
$0.62
LBP55,684
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.63
|
$4.15
LBP371,376
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.50
|
$5.55
LBP496,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.36
|
$2.17
LBP193,549
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.51
|
$3.28
LBP293,112
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.84
|
$0.57
LBP51,194
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.10
|
$0.40
LBP35,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
$0.31
LBP27,816
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.27
|
$0.44
LBP39,773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.37
|
$0.32
LBP28,318
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.75
|
$0.39
LBP35,149
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS62.10
|
$3.49
LBP312,059
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS387.13
|
$75.00
LBP6,704,879
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,394.25
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,346,707,522
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.58
|
$12.75
LBP1,139,829
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS634.09
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,573
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,202.94
|
$494.12
LBP44,173,318
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,645.76
|
$254.69
LBP22,768,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS519.66
|
$161.18
LBP14,409,500
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS836.66
|
$209.17
LBP18,699,162
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,430.08
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,161,722
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.90
|
$3.00
LBP268,195
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.73
|
$1.90
LBP169,857
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.56
|
$2.00
LBP178,797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS474.80
|
$39.42
LBP3,523,786
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.93
|
$6.75
LBP603,439
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS218.28
|
$56.56
LBP5,056,596
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.98
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,335
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS479.96
|
$93.23
LBP8,334,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS507.23
|
$92.86
LBP8,301,278
|
|
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