Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 25.2% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 28.7% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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