Beirut vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$555
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
61
50
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 117% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4691st and 8365th ($1165 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 4996th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$612

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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 Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797