Beirut vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$4894
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1166
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$3313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	96
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	2.42M	196K

The cost of living in Beirut is 29% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4177th and 1939th ($1441 vs $2030) 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 0.2 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 5483rd and 121st 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	$10.8	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$19621

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1204
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1093
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$927
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$841
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$700
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$706
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$2195
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$2069
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$2008
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1873
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$2142
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$2044
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1891
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$2043
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$2125
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$2133
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$390
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$771
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1918
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$441
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$745
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2175
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$446
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834