Beirut vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$598
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
13.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 15% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4463rd and 3728th ($1353 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Russia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5682nd and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Moscow

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Beirut Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$17546

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791