Beirut vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$598
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
47
😀 Quality of life
62
55
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.57M

The cost of living in Beirut is 139% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8262nd ($1353 vs $565) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5682nd and 6346th 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
$10.9
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698