Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 2.1 times more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 87.4% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 81.9% more for housing
Beirut
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 97.4% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
|
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