Beirut vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$5866
🏠 One person rent
$641
$1447
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2513
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$713
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$4784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
94
😀 Quality of life
63
97
🏙️ Population
2.42M
667K

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4177th and 805th ($1441 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5483rd and 5th 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
$10.8
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$38
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$12710

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557