Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 24.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 81.2% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 95.2% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB757.89	$7.00 LBP627,200	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB421.05	$7.64 LBP684,454	+49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB88.45	$1.59 LBP142,400	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB40.03	$1.13 LBP101,248	+132.9%
Average			+51.8%

Moscow vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB51.04	$0.62 LBP55,810	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB363.47	$4.15 LBP372,213	-5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB294.24	$5.55 LBP497,671	+55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB125.35	$2.17 LBP193,986	+42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB163.79	$3.28 LBP293,773	+65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB55.87	$0.57 LBP51,310	-15.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB55.05	$0.40 LBP36,065	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB59.03	$0.31 LBP27,878	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB92.68	$0.44 LBP39,863	-60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.56	$0.32 LBP28,382	+27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.26	$0.39 LBP35,228	+87.9%
Average			+9.2%

Moscow vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB182.99	$3.49 LBP312,763	+57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,357.89	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	+162.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,526,305.47	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,000,000	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB480.00	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	+119.1%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 95.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB526.22	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	+399.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB79,243.00	$494.12 LBP44,272,941	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB48,119.24	$254.69 LBP22,820,000	-56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,149.42	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	+86.0%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB38,489.01	$209.17 LBP18,741,333	-55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB859,116.36	$3,055.56 LBP273,777,778	-70.7%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB252.63	$3.00 LBP268,800	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB208.27	$1.90 LBP170,240	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB202.10	$2.00 LBP179,200	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,667.94	$39.42 LBP3,531,733	+21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB421.05	$6.75 LBP604,800	+32.3%
Average			+1.8%

Moscow vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,695.33	$56.56 LBP5,068,000	-30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,490.40	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,988.59	$93.23 LBP8,353,333	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,412.53	$92.86 LBP8,320,000	-8.9%
Average			-4.2%

Moscow vs. Lebanon - 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: May 2025

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