Beirut vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$549
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
63
73
🏙️ Population
2.42M
13.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 12% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4577th and 4141st ($1261 vs $1438) 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 5475th and 2664th 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
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772