Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.1 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Norway instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
|
pay 85.1% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
|
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