Lebanon vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2850
$2060
🏠 One person rent
$502
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$845
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$297
$358
💸 GDP per capita
$3478
$7576
😃 Human freedom index
5.91
7.55
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
42
🌐 English speaking %
40%
2%
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
49
50
🏙️ Population
5.81M
2.4M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1172) is 36% more expensive than in Moldova ($863). Lebanon ranked 71st vs 120th for Moldova in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Lebanon compared to 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 102nd and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lebanon vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Lebanon and Moldova as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Lebanon Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.39
$8.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$1.57
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$569
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1567
$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$733
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$9.76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.69%
8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1556
$1500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.1
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6856
$7165

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Cities Comparison in Lebanon vs Moldova

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1353
2.42M
Tripoli
$842
863K
Sidon
$865
164K
Tyre
$676
160K
Jounieh
$1106
102K
Zahle
$1005
100K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$967
567K
Balti
$806
91K
Tiraspol
$561
134K
Bender
$686
76.2K
Ungheni
$1049
26.5K
Dubasari
$796
28.5K
Cahul
$864
22.2K
Soroca
$792
21.1K
Orhei
$826
22.2K
Comrat
$807
19.1K