Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 37.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 84.2% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 49.9% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 9.1% more in Beirut

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB743.67	$10.00 LBP895,500	+8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB413.15	$7.64 LBP684,072	+49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB86.79	$1.59 LBP142,321	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB39.28	$1.13 LBP101,192	+132.9%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB50.08	$0.91 LBP81,894	+47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB356.65	$5.48 LBP490,286	+24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB288.72	$6.19 LBP554,108	+73.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB123.00	$2.72 LBP243,281	+78.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB160.72	$3.84 LBP343,503	+93.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB54.82	$0.69 LBP61,943	+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB54.02	$0.56 LBP49,749	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB57.92	$0.41 LBP36,770	-42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB90.94	$0.47 LBP41,770	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.17	$0.39 LBP35,068	+57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.94	$0.44 LBP39,276	+109.6%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 84.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB179.56	$3.49 LBP312,591	+57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,313.65	$75.00 LBP6,716,250	+162.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,478,909.43	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,500,000	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB470.99	$12.75 LBP1,141,762	+119.1%
Average			+84.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Moscow	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB516.35	$31.88 LBP2,854,406	+399.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB77,756.32	$738.24 LBP66,108,971	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB47,216.48	$359.38 LBP32,182,031	-38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,015.29	$161.18 LBP14,433,938	+86.0%
Average			+106.0%

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pay 49.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB37,766.91	$283.33 LBP25,372,500	-39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB842,998.47	$4,111.11 LBP368,150,000	-60.5%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB247.89	$3.00 LBP268,650	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB204.36	$2.80 LBP250,740	+10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB198.31	$2.00 LBP179,100	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,617.89	$59.33 LBP5,313,300	+83.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB413.15	$7.00 LBP626,850	+37.2%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 9.1% more for clothing

	Moscow	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,569.71	$78.12 LBP6,996,094	-3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,424.92	$57.86 LBP5,181,107	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,819.96	$103.12 LBP9,234,844	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,254.70	$110.71 LBP9,914,464	+8.6%
Average			+9.1%

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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: May 2025

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