Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 37.0% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 3.8% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 52.6% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 57.0% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Tehran

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,383	$4.00 IRR169,000	-60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,747	$5.00 IRR211,250	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,461	$0.45 IRR19,178	-71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,291	$1.08 IRR45,839	-4.0%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	Beirut	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,975	$0.53 IRR22,602	-41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,770	$1.83 IRR77,272	-66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,655	$2.32 IRR98,152	-62.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,521	$1.26 IRR53,272	-53.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,842	$1.84 IRR77,906	-51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,004	$0.46 IRR19,293	-34.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,798	$0.70 IRR29,604	+26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,806	$0.42 IRR17,831	+2.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,811	$0.32 IRR13,390	-32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,103	$0.24 IRR10,238	-38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,314	$0.26 IRR11,130	-39.9%
Average			-35.6%

Beirut vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8% more for transportation

	Beirut	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,900	$2.76 IRR116,458	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,722,875	$10.00 IRR422,500	-86.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,149,843	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	+200.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,889	$2.90 IRR122,525	-77.3%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 52.6% less for housing

	Beirut	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,857,222	$6.79 IRR286,962	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,174,178	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,213,774	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	-5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,448,175	$11.89 IRR502,342	-92.6%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 57.0% less for childcare

	Beirut	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,397,526	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,513,127	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-57.4%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,915	$0.80 IRR33,800	-73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,987	$1.51 IRR63,638	-46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,277	$2.50 IRR105,625	+25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,318,541	$19.23 IRR812,478	-67.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,468	$1.50 IRR63,375	-78.6%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Beirut	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,002,994	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	-53.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,186,218	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	-51.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,243,953	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	+33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,924,243	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-36.7%
Average			-27.1%

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