Beirut vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$555
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
76
😀 Quality of life
61
55
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.59M

The cost of living in Beirut is 57% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4691st and 6711th ($1165 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 4996th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$886

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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 Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559