Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 40.6% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK139.95
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.58
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.80
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.59
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.43
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.72
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.55
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.60
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.55
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.80
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.27
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.62
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.87
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.99
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.22
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.61
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK557.93
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK292,774.80
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK167.55
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK232.84
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,769.17
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,869.41
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,115.95
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,297.39
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,263.39
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK50.84
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.72
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK60.08
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK264.76
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK116.84
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK638.22
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK260.38
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK715.20
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK999.16
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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