Antwerp vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$893
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$453
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
75
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
529K
2.42M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 51% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2671st and 4691st ($1762 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and Lebanon, respectively. Check Belgium vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 176th and 4996th 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
$19.6
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$4334

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838