Beirut vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$641
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
45
😀 Quality of life
63
56
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 199% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4177th and 8757th ($1441 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Lebanon and Iran, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5483rd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Mashhad

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Beirut Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$0.67
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638