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Lebanon

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Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 69.9% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 78.7% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 87.2% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 40.5% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 99.2% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 7.5% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 28.0% more in Copenhagen

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

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Copenhagen vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 78.7% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 LBP1M	$20.97 DKK139.94	+74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 LBP896K	$13.48 DKK89.96	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 LBP209K	$5.10 DKK34.01	+118.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,117	$3.77 DKK25.12	+331.7%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 87.2% more for groceries

	Beirut	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 LBP78,628	$4.77 DKK31.84	+443.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$8.64 DKK57.65	+56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 LBP664K	$7.89 DKK52.65	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 LBP320K	$5.89 DKK39.31	+65.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 LBP431K	$6.31 DKK42.09	+31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.52 DKK10.17	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,248	$1.39 DKK9.25	+81.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,948	$1.96 DKK13.07	+162.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP60,936	$2.59 DKK17.26	+280.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,171	$1.07 DKK7.12	+90.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,838	$0.95 DKK6.35	+33.4%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 40.5% more for transportation

	Beirut	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$9.58 DKK63.95	+137.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$104.86 DKK699.71	+35.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$50,184.55 DKK335K	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 LBP2M	$19.03 DKK126.95	-17.3%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 99.2% more for housing

	Beirut	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.98 LBP3M	$37.42 DKK249.71	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$943.80 LBP85M	$1,981.79 DKK13,223.50	+110.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$496.60 LBP44M	$1,454.31 DKK9,703.88	+192.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$138.83 DKK926.35	-21.8%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 7.5% more for childcare

	Beirut	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$977.91 DKK6,525.08	+43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,643.75 LBP953M	$8,580.66 DKK57,254.43	-19.4%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$8.99 DKK59.98	+79.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 LBP407K	$6.97 DKK46.54	+53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$9.44 DKK62.97	+214.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 LBP8M	$64.00 DKK427.06	-24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$20.22 DKK134.94	+102.2%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 28.0% more for clothing

	Beirut	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$108.66 DKK725.03	+60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$53.68 DKK358.19	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$128.48 DKK857.31	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$199.12 DKK1,328.62	+65.9%
Average			+28.0%

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