Antwerp vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$3278
🏠 One person rent
$927
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$1019
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$229
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
74
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
529K
2.42M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 37% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2628th and 4463rd ($1857 vs $1353) 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 218th and 5682nd 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
$20.6
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$67.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$9.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$7746

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207