Beirut vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$605
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
50
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.57M

The cost of living in Beirut is 113% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4326th and 7787th ($1255 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 4772nd and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$1.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$2161

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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 Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723