Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Tripoli, Lebanon

Tripoli vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 7.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% more in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 50.0% more in Tripoli
Housing: pay 84.3% more in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 75.9% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB754.90	$4.00 LBP358,231	-56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB419.39	$7.64 LBP684,131	+49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB88.10	$1.59 LBP142,333	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB39.87	$1.13 LBP101,200	+132.9%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Moscow	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB50.83	$0.33 LBP29,666	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB362.04	$2.83 LBP253,747	-35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB293.08	$4.92 LBP440,717	+38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB124.85	$1.61 LBP144,486	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB163.14	$2.72 LBP243,736	+37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB55.64	$0.45 LBP40,623	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB54.84	$0.25 LBP22,342	-62.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB58.79	$0.21 LBP18,957	-70.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB92.31	$0.42 LBP37,915	-62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.48	$0.24 LBP21,665	-2.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.19	$0.35 LBP31,144	+66.2%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 50.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB182.27	$3.49 LBP312,612	+57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,348.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,516,329.61	$22,500.00 LBP2,015,047,511	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB478.10	$12.75 LBP1,141,860	+119.1%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 84.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB524.14	$31.88 LBP2,854,651	+399.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB78,930.09	$250.00 LBP22,389,417	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB47,929.23	$150.00 LBP13,433,650	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,121.19	$161.18 LBP14,435,174	+86.0%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 75.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB38,337.02	$135.00 LBP12,090,285	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB855,723.89	$2,000.00 LBP179,115,334	-80.8%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB251.63	$3.00 LBP268,673	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB207.44	$1.00 LBP89,558	-60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB201.31	$2.00 LBP179,115	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,657.41	$19.50 LBP1,746,375	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB419.39	$6.50 LBP582,125	+27.4%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,668.89	$35.00 LBP3,134,518	-56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,476.62	$57.86 LBP5,181,551	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,953.10	$83.33 LBP7,463,139	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,379.31	$75.00 LBP6,716,825	-26.4%
Average			-17.5%

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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: April 2025

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