Beirut vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
548K

The cost of living in Beirut is 37% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4447th and 2098th ($1195 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 2 months in The Hague. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5118th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$8049

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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 The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539