Beirut vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$605
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
63
50
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 147% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4326th and 8574th ($1255 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 4772nd and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788