Beirut vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1479
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$2435
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
664K

The cost of living in Beirut is 47% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4326th and 1038th ($1255 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4772nd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$10730

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1861
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2042
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1862
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1917
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1318
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514