Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.1 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Norway instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$18.51
NOK198.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$11.71
NOK125.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$2.99
NOK32.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$2.51
NOK26.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$2.95
NOK31.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$5.22
NOK56.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$7.39
NOK79.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$3.72
NOK39.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$5.79
NOK62.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.31
NOK14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.96
NOK10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.24
NOK13.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$1.77
NOK19.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.93
NOK10.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$1.01
NOK10.86
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$7.55
NOK81.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$74.48
NOK799.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$33,686.16
NOK361,811.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$21.49
NOK230.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$50.62
NOK543.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,285.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$796.76
NOK8,557.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$132.58
NOK1,424.01
|
|
pay 85.1% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$293.64
NOK3,153.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$7,459.17
NOK80,116.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$9.25
NOK99.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$4.58
NOK49.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$13.52
NOK145.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$43.22
NOK464.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$13.15
NOK141.28
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$82.76
NOK888.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$41.00
NOK440.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$92.09
NOK989.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$123.04
NOK1,321.51
|
|
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