Lebanon vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1131
$2212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2697
$4851
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1192
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$1921
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$725
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3801
💸 GDP per capita
$3654
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
5.96
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
81
🌐 English speaking %
40%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
50
93
🏙️ Population
6.1M
5.59M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1131) is 49% less expensive than in Norway ($2212). Lebanon ranked 75th vs 14th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lebanon compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 81st and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lebanon vs Norway

We calculate prices for Lebanon and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Lebanon Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.89
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$589
$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.1
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$7518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$5479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.3
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.04
$7.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.61
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.92
$36.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4091
$10506

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1264
2.42M
Tripoli
$806
496K
Sidon
$818
164K
Tyre
$640
160K
Jounieh
$1031
102K
Zahle
$929
100K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2700
709K
Bergen
$2232
291K
Trondheim
$2329
192K
Baerum
$2036
132K
Stavanger
$2302
150K
Drammen
$1740
105K
Asker
$2246
100K
Lillestrom
$2059
95.8K
Sandnes
$2048
84.9K
Tromso
$2417
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2174
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1971
59.8K
Moss
$1939
52.6K
Kristiansand
$1461
64.9K
Alesund
$1793
52.2K
Sarpsborg
$1893
60.1K
Skien
$1884
56.9K
Karmoy
$1617
43.7K
Sandefjord
$2010
45.5K
Bodo
$1852
42.4K
Arendal
$1850
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1812
37.3K
Hamar
$1958
28.5K
Molde
$1989
33.2K
Halden
$1760
32K
Gjovik
$2035
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1872
29K
Kristiansund
$1879
24.6K
Jessheim
$2174
23K
Larvik
$1858
26.7K