Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 14.3% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
|
pay 21.2% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 66.7% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
|
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