Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 36.7% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Beirut
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
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