Beirut vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beirut	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1261	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3035	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	92
😀 Quality of life	63	98
🏙️ Population	2.42M	667K

The cost of living in Beirut is 52% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4577th and 713th ($1261 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Denmark, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5475th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Copenhagen

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	Beirut	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.5%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$364	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6680	$17654

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1028
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$930
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$822
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$787
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$647
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$671
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1775
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1630
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1633
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1745
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1789
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1798
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1808
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1828
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1840
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1757
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1850
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1932
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1817
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$402
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$753
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1978
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1991
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1786
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$438
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$748
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2247
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$441
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2108

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678