Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 69.8% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 79.9% more in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 41.0% more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 31.3% more in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 87.5% more in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Helsinki

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Helsinki are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Helsinki.

Helsinki vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.9% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,566	$18.76 €16.53	+87.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,123	$11.79 €10.39	+54.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,331	$3.14 €2.77	+97.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,199	$2.03 €1.79	+79.8%
Average			+79.9%

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Beirut	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,900	$2.89 €2.54	+215.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,322	$4.13 €3.64	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,149	$5.15 €4.54	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,299	$3.08 €2.71	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,529	$6.00 €5.28	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,948	$1.11 €0.98	+60.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,752	$0.85 €0.75	+52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,773	$1.03 €0.91	+150.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,773	$1.70 €1.50	+265.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,071	$0.57 €0.50	+45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,279	$0.86 €0.75	+95.2%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 41.0% more for transportation

	Beirut	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,614	$7.50 €6.61	+115.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,716,746	$71.38 €62.90	-4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,698,522	$34,296.42 €30,223.38	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,847	$17.79 €15.68	+39.5%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 31.3% more for housing

	Beirut	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,617	$22.48 €19.81	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,113,856	$1,111.66 €979.64	+50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,184,409	$870.64 €767.24	+142.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,435,005	$99.35 €87.55	-38.4%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 87.5% more for childcare

	Beirut	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,374,375	$338.03 €297.89	+19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,177,205	$10,508.28 €9,260.32	+155.6%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,670	$8.57 €7.56	+185.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,759	$4.76 €4.20	+70.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,113	$11.36 €10.01	+468.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,313,693	$47.76 €42.09	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,896	$18.22 €16.06	+160.3%
Average			+173.0%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Beirut	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,996,611	$100.00 €88.12	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,490	$31.76 €27.99	-45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,235,526	$89.57 €78.93	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,915,197	$111.24 €98.03	+0.5%
Average			-7.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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