Beirut vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$549
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
76
😀 Quality of life
63
61
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.59M

The cost of living in Beirut is 79% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4577th and 7072nd ($1261 vs $704) 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 0.2 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 5475th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540