Beirut vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$4780
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1120
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1989
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$598
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3047
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
2.42M
196K

The cost of living in Beirut is 41% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4691st and 1988th ($1165 vs $1958) 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 0.4 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 4996th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Brussels

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Beirut Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.51
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$23380

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762