Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

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Norway vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Norway is 2.0 times more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Norway
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Norway
Transportation: pay 51.9% more in Norway
Housing: pay 95.5% more in Norway
Childcare: pay 65.1% more in Norway
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Norway
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in Norway

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

Norway vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Norway instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Norway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,239	$18.52 NOK194.31	+164.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$12.17 NOK127.65	+59.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$2.88 NOK30.20	+81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$2.70 NOK28.35	+139.1%
Average			+111.0%

Lebanon vs. Norway - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Norway
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,813	$3.03 NOK31.78	+386.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,237	$5.10 NOK53.48	+22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,702	$7.41 NOK77.79	+33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,998	$3.71 NOK38.92	+71.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,792	$5.92 NOK62.16	+80.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,313	$1.32 NOK13.80	+129.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,067	$0.98 NOK10.32	+144.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,880	$1.29 NOK13.54	+314.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,865	$1.82 NOK19.08	+308.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,383	$0.96 NOK10.02	+201.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,230	$1.05 NOK11.05	+167.8%
Average			+169.2%

Lebanon vs. Norway - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.9% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Norway
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,782	$7.32 NOK76.82	+109.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$67.29 NOK705.98	-10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	$32,441.53 NOK340,365.39	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$23.50 NOK246.54	+84.3%
Average			+51.9%

Lebanon vs. Norway - Cost of transportation

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pay 95.5% more for housing

	Lebanon	Norway
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$52.97 NOK555.70	+66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	$1,030.17 NOK10,808.18	+108.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	$803.77 NOK8,432.85	+215.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$148.13 NOK1,554.16	-8.1%
Average			+95.5%

Lebanon vs. Norway - Cost of housing

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pay 65.1% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Norway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	$272.16 NOK2,855.43	+30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	$6,113.04 NOK64,135.95	+100.1%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Norway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$8.83 NOK92.62	+194.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,251	$4.64 NOK48.66	+144.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$13.25 NOK139.01	+562.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	$43.21 NOK453.31	+9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,838	$13.55 NOK142.20	+100.8%
Average			+202.3%

Lebanon vs. Norway - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Norway
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	$87.77 NOK920.90	+55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$40.11 NOK420.79	-30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	$100.53 NOK1,054.70	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	$126.05 NOK1,322.50	+35.7%
Average			+17.0%

Lebanon vs. Norway - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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