Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 39.8% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
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