Beirut vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$598
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
75
😀 Quality of life
62
60
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.59M

The cost of living in Beirut is 94% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7267th ($1353 vs $696) 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 5682nd and 5965th 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
$10.9
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546