Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 46.2% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 33.0% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 69.2% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.4% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 45.6% more in Lebanon

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, housing, and groceries in Lebanon are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

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Lebanon vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Moldova, you would:

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.98	$8.50 LBP761K	-9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL157.06	$9.50 LBP851K	+8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.32	$1.91 LBP171K	+87.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL12.05	$0.87 LBP78,113	+30.0%
Average			+7.8%

Moldova vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

	Moldova	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.13	$0.85 LBP75,881	+66.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.59	$5.54 LBP496K	+43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL79.21	$6.12 LBP548K	+38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.48	$2.38 LBP214K	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.50	$3.88 LBP347K	+76.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.11	$1.39 LBP124K	+207.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.65	$0.76 LBP68,245	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.67	$0.75 LBP66,945	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.65	$0.45 LBP40,622	-56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.63	$0.42 LBP37,271	+32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.22	$0.71 LBP63,835	+203.7%
Average			+33.0%

Moldova vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.2% more for transportation

	Moldova	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL110.50	$4.04 LBP362K	-34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL306.73	$77.50 LBP7M	+353.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL580K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+65.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL77.27	$18.00 LBP2M	+318.5%
Average			+69.2%

Moldova vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Moldova	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL191.11	$30.24 LBP3M	+184.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,445.70	$671.90 LBP60M	+62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,424.26	$348.30 LBP31M	+15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,413.65	$177.50 LBP16M	+32.1%
Average			+41.1%

Moldova vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Moldova	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,943.33	$681.75 LBP61M	+210.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,703.64	$7,021.88 LBP629M	+29.1%
Average			+100.3%

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pay 98.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.88	$5.00 LBP448K	+234.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.77	$4.27 LBP382K	+141.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.81	$3.00 LBP269K	-11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL568.73	$62.50 LBP6M	+97.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.91	$10.00 LBP896K	+55.0%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 45.6% more for clothing

	Moldova	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL948.25	$67.62 LBP6M	+28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL685.02	$49.29 LBP4M	+29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,657.83	$138.89 LBP12M	+50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,196.02	$120.00 LBP11M	+80.3%
Average			+45.6%

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