Antwerp vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3510
🏠 One person rent
$929
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$260
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
74
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
529K
2.42M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 27% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2660th and 4177th ($1834 vs $1441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 0.2 months in Beirut. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 190th and 5483rd 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
$20.7
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$8983

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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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