Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 22.7% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.19
|
$10.17
L£908,255
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.19
|
$2.26
L£201,474
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.11
|
$0.74
L£65,818
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.93
|
$5.59
L£499,236
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.56
|
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.68
|
$2.64
L£235,738
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.20
|
$0.91
L£81,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.64
|
$0.56
L£50,289
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.80
|
$0.54
L£48,408
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.35
|
$0.62
L£55,717
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.89
|
$0.53
L£47,759
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.45
|
$0.45
L£40,123
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.91
|
$3.67
L£327,550
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr555.37
|
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.18
|
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.67
|
$2.62
L£234,518
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.18
|
$2.92
L£260,843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr254.71
|
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.33
|
$9.00
L£804,062
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr966.06
|
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
|
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