Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 31.6% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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