Beirut vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$623
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
62
53
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 124% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4447th and 8260th ($1195 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5118th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$555

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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 Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700