Beirut vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
75
79
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
709K

The cost of living in Beirut is 46% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4447th and 1293rd ($1195 vs $2197) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5118th and 24th 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
$7.98
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$8301

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991