Beirut vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
94
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
664K

The cost of living in Beirut is 49% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4463rd and 676th ($1353 vs $2637) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5682nd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Rotterdam

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Beirut Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727