Beirut vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$623
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
76
😀 Quality of life
62
55
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.59M

The cost of living in Beirut is 73% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4447th and 6851st ($1195 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Lebanon and Iran, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5118th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550