Cost of living comparison

Oslo, Norway

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Oslo Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 34.9% cheaper than Oslo.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 51.0% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 29.5% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 41.6% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 19.4% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Beirut

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Oslo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.0% less for restaurants

	Oslo	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.80 NOK232.28	$10.00 LBP894,096	-54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.31 NOK131.14	$7.64 LBP683,000	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.63 NOK38.68	$1.59 LBP142,097	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 NOK29.98	$1.13 LBP101,033	-59.8%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 51.0% less for groceries

	Oslo	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 NOK34.66	$0.91 LBP81,766	-71.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 NOK68.16	$5.48 LBP489,517	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.87 NOK83.82	$6.19 LBP553,239	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 NOK47.91	$2.72 LBP242,900	-39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.79 NOK72.37	$3.84 LBP342,965	-43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 NOK15.39	$0.69 LBP61,846	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 NOK11.04	$0.56 LBP49,671	-46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 NOK15.24	$0.41 LBP36,712	-71.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.19 NOK23.34	$0.47 LBP41,705	-78.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NOK11.51	$0.39 LBP35,013	-63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NOK11.08	$0.44 LBP39,214	-57.8%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 29.5% less for transportation

	Oslo	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 NOK82.52	$3.49 LBP312,101	-54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.47 NOK868.13	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	-7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,328.41 NOK387,126.01	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,287,124	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.53 NOK218.73	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	-37.9%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 41.6% less for housing

	Oslo	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.77 NOK562.38	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,432.43 NOK15,264.38	$738.24 LBP66,005,301	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,135.26 NOK12,097.69	$359.38 LBP32,131,565	-68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.32 NOK1,910.89	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	-10.1%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 19.4% less for childcare

	Oslo	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.78 NOK2,746.98	$283.33 LBP25,332,712	+9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,036.90 NOK85,643.56	$4,111.11 LBP367,572,680	-48.8%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Oslo	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.99 NOK106.46	$3.00 LBP268,229	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.35 NOK46.35	$2.80 LBP250,347	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.53 NOK154.85	$2.00 LBP178,819	-86.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.05 NOK490.71	$59.33 LBP5,304,968	+28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.21 NOK162.11	$7.00 LBP625,867	-54.0%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Oslo	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.96 NOK1,043.94	$78.12 LBP6,985,123	-20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.61 NOK528.70	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	+16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.16 NOK1,195.18	$103.12 LBP9,220,362	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.33 NOK1,420.75	$110.71 LBP9,898,917	-17.0%
Average			-7.2%

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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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