Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Lebanon

Beirut vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 1.6% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 50.6% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 23.4% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 41.7% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Beirut

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Beirut are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Beirut.

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Beirut vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$12.00 LBP1M	+2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$10.00 LBP896K	+42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$2.33 LBP209K	+43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$0.87 LBP78,113	+4.4%
Average			+19.3%

Moscow vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$0.88 LBP78,624	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$5.54 LBP496K	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$7.42 LBP664K	+60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$3.57 LBP320K	+91.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$4.81 LBP431K	+61.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.39 LBP124K	+49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.76 LBP68,245	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$0.75 LBP66,945	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$0.68 LBP60,933	-61.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.56 LBP50,168	+37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.71 LBP63,835	+120.3%
Average			+14.5%

Moscow vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$4.04 LBP362K	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$77.50 LBP7M	+90.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$23.00 LBP2M	+128.6%
Average			+50.6%

Moscow vs. Beirut - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.4% less for housing

	Moscow	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$37.98 LBP3M	+284.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$943.80 LBP85M	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$496.60 LBP44M	-38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$177.50 LBP16M	+24.3%
Average			-23.4%

Moscow vs. Beirut - Cost of housing

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pay 41.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$681.75 LBP61M	-15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$10,643.75 LBP953M	-59.7%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$5.00 LBP448K	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$4.54 LBP407K	+22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$3.00 LBP269K	-13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$85.00 LBP8M	+102.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$10.00 LBP896K	+6.9%
Average			+26.2%

Moscow vs. Beirut - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$67.62 LBP6M	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$49.29 LBP4M	-21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$138.89 LBP12M	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$120.00 LBP11M	-33.4%
Average			-25.2%

Moscow vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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