Beirut vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$641
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
47
😀 Quality of life
63
41
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.57M

The cost of living in Beirut is 185% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4177th and 8645th ($1441 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 5483rd and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Shiraz

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Beirut Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$2.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$2115

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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 Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694