Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Norway

Oslo vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 76.7% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 82.6% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 88.8% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 31.8% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 29.1% less in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Oslo

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

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Oslo vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.6% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 LBP1M	$20.88 NOK196.87	+74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 LBP896K	$15.66 NOK147.65	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 LBP209K	$4.29 NOK40.48	+84.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$3.35 NOK31.56	+283.7%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 88.8% more for groceries

	Beirut	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 LBP78,624	$4.16 NOK39.22	+373.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$7.40 NOK69.77	+33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 LBP664K	$9.52 NOK89.71	+28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 LBP320K	$5.92 NOK55.83	+65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 LBP431K	$7.01 NOK66.11	+45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.50 NOK14.16	+8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$1.20 NOK11.27	+56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.57 NOK14.82	+110.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP60,933	$2.66 NOK25.12	+291.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,168	$1.22 NOK11.51	+117.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$1.29 NOK12.20	+81.6%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

	Beirut	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$9.05 NOK85.31	+124.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$81.23 NOK765.82	+4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$48,017.78 NOK453K	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 LBP2M	$26.52 NOK250.02	+15.3%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Beirut	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.98 LBP3M	$55.32 NOK521.50	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$943.80 LBP85M	$2,027.04 NOK19,110.31	+114.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$496.60 LBP44M	$1,564.65 NOK14,751.06	+215.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$318.93 NOK3,006.77	+79.7%
Average			+139.1%

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pay 29.1% less for childcare

	Beirut	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	-65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,643.75 LBP953M	$15,500.12 NOK146K	+45.6%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$11.69 NOK110.25	+133.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 LBP407K	$5.92 NOK55.85	+30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$18.79 NOK177.18	+526.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 LBP8M	$58.98 NOK556.03	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$19.84 NOK187.02	+98.4%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Beirut	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$100.13 NOK943.98	+48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$59.75 NOK563.26	+21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$132.59 NOK1,250.01	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$156.09 NOK1,471.59	+30.1%
Average			+22.2%

Beirut vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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