Beirut vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beirut	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2943	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	75	93
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	2.42M	548K

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4691st and 1613th ($1165 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.9 months in The Hague. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4996th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs The Hague

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	Beirut	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1699	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.6	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4334	$9165

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Cities near Beirut

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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611