Beirut vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$598
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
62
64
🏙️ Population
2.42M
8.69M

The cost of living in Beirut is 112% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7642nd ($1353 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tehran. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5682nd and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Tehran

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Beirut Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$2262

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488