Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 31.6% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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