Beirut vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
62
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
592K

The cost of living in Beirut is 41% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4447th and 1756th ($1195 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lebanon and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5118th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$12166

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413