Beirut vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2204
🏠 One person rent
$605
$505
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$980
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
51
😀 Quality of life
63
57
🏙️ Population
2.42M
639K

The cost of living in Beirut is 41% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4326th and 6080th ($1255 vs $892) 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 0.4 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 4772nd and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.61
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$6466

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867