Antwerp vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1818
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4384
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$909
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2918
$233
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
75
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
529K
2.42M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 44% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2669th and 4577th ($1818 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 196th and 5475th 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
$20.4
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.94%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4402
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$646
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$6680

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1737
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1791
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1512
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1571
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1745
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2175
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1639
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1823
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1794
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1846
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2028
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1729
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1889
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1867
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1858
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1931
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1845
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1742
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2374
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2087
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1816
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1811
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1726
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1835
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2025

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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