Beirut vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$6013
🏠 One person rent
$641
$1622
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2504
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$818
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$4320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
74
81
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
718K

The cost of living in Beirut is 49% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4177th and 381st ($1441 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Norway, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5483rd and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Oslo

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Beirut Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$12.2
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$15566

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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 Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
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 Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336