Beirut vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$598
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$344
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
52
😀 Quality of life
62
62
🏙️ Population
2.42M
567K

The cost of living in Beirut is 40% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5911th ($1353 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Moldova, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 5682nd and 5736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Chisinau

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Beirut Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$7425

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999