Antwerp vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$832
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$542
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
75
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
529K
2.42M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 31% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2896th and 4326th ($1640 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Belgium and Lebanon, respectively. Check Belgium vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 203rd and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Beirut

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Antwerp Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$4459

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902