Beirut vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3070
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
2.42M
189K

The cost of living in Beirut is 36% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4447th and 2147th ($1195 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Belgium, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 5118th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.38
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$23098

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650