Amsterdam vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$233
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
921K
2.42M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 147% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 143rd and 4577th ($3118 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Lebanon, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 31st and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$6680

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

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