Cost of living comparison

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Beirut vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 45.8% cheaper than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 52.9% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 40.2% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 36.9% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 52.9% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Beirut

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% less for restaurants

	Copenhagen	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.17 DKK178.07	$10.82 LBP966K	-61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.65 DKK98.93	$8.00 LBP714K	-48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.62 DKK29.21	$1.76 LBP157K	-62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.55 DKK22.46	$0.76 LBP68,099	-78.5%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 52.9% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$4.89 DKK30.90	$0.75 LBP66,830	-84.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.87 DKK49.75	$5.06 LBP452K	-35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.66 DKK54.77	$6.20 LBP554K	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.63 DKK35.61	$3.05 LBP273K	-45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.77 DKK36.49	$4.28 LBP383K	-25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 DKK10.56	$0.92 LBP81,729	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 DKK9.96	$0.66 LBP59,246	-57.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 DKK11.02	$0.60 LBP53,811	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.78 DKK17.56	$0.51 LBP45,140	-81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 DKK7.73	$0.42 LBP37,168	-65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 DKK6.42	$0.55 LBP49,191	-45.8%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.55 DKK54.05	$3.51 LBP313K	-59.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$125.18 DKK791.44	$72.50 LBP6M	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,855.90 DKK322K	$35,000.00 LBP3B	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 DKK167.69	$19.00 LBP2M	-28.4%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 36.9% less for housing

	Copenhagen	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.75 DKK270.28	$37.92 LBP3M	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,049.88 DKK12,959.78	$842.31 LBP75M	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,435.45 DKK9,075.18	$372.22 LBP33M	-74.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.40 DKK912.94	$139.38 LBP12M	-3.5%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

	Copenhagen	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$612.48 DKK3,872.24	$362.50 LBP32M	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,619.61 DKK111K	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-64.9%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.39 DKK59.36	$4.00 LBP357K	-57.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.78 DKK42.88	$3.28 LBP293K	-51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.17 DKK64.30	$2.55 LBP228K	-74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 DKK355.65	$66.33 LBP6M	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.73 DKK131.08	$10.00 LBP893K	-51.8%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Copenhagen	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$127.11 DKK803.60	$59.38 LBP5M	-53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.77 DKK365.25	$50.00 LBP4M	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.42 DKK862.48	$120.56 LBP11M	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$190.61 DKK1,205.05	$102.86 LBP9M	-46.0%
Average			-31.1%

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