Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 25.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 18.1% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 24.3% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.9% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,768	$9.19 RUB771.68	+31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,891	$5.10 RUB428.71	-33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,075	$1.07 RUB90.06	-32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,017	$0.49 RUB40.76	-57.1%
Average			-22.9%

Lebanon vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,683	$0.62 RUB51.96	-0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,363	$4.41 RUB370.08	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,535	$3.57 RUB299.60	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,543	$1.52 RUB127.63	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,103	$1.99 RUB166.77	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,193	$0.68 RUB56.88	+18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,982	$0.67 RUB56.05	+65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$0.72 RUB60.10	+129.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,772	$1.12 RUB94.36	+152.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$0.25 RUB20.93	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.21 RUB17.57	-46.8%
Average			+18.1%

Lebanon vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,049	$2.22 RUB186.32	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,655	$28.58 RUB2,400.78	-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	$30,621.85 RUB2,572,267.16	+16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	$5.82 RUB488.73	-54.4%
Average			-34.0%

Lebanon vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.3% more for housing

	Lebanon	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	$6.38 RUB535.79	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	$960.52 RUB80,684.69	+94.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	$583.26 RUB48,994.69	+129.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	$86.66 RUB7,279.49	-46.2%
Average			+24.3%

Lebanon vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,539	$466.53 RUB39,189.25	+123.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	$10,413.52 RUB874,746.47	+240.8%
Average			+181.9%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,186	$3.06 RUB257.23	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,851	$2.52 RUB212.05	+32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,791	$2.45 RUB205.78	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	$32.34 RUB2,716.48	-18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,419	$5.10 RUB428.71	-24.4%
Average			+3.0%

Lebanon vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	$81.16 RUB6,817.14	+43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,163	$42.31 RUB3,553.91	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,259	$108.95 RUB9,152.12	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	$101.97 RUB8,565.58	+9.8%
Average			+10.8%

Lebanon vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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