Beirut vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$623
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
50
😀 Quality of life
62
52
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.57M

The cost of living in Beirut is 97% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4447th and 7596th ($1195 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 Shiraz. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5118th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$2132

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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 Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698