Beirut vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$623
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
51
😀 Quality of life
62
58
🏙️ Population
2.42M
639K

The cost of living in Beirut is 48% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4447th and 6354th ($1195 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Moldova, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 5118th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$3791

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846