Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 34.9% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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