Beirut vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
61
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
664K

The cost of living in Beirut is 48% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4691st and 1336th ($1165 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4996th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592