Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 41.6% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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