Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.1 times more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$19.59
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$8.38
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$5.89
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$53.34
€49.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$24.16
€22.42
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Beirut
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$976.56
€906.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$989.17
€917.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$34.92
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$14.15
€13.13
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$144.77
€134.31
|
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