Beirut vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$605
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
76
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.59M

The cost of living in Beirut is 70% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4326th and 6734th ($1255 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lebanon and Iran, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4772nd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Karaj

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Beirut Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$823

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BeirutKaraj

Cost of living

$349

$907

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13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554