Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.8 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 72.1% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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