Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 77.4% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 85.6% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 97.4% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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