Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 13.7% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% less in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 26.1% less in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 26.5% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% less in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Sarajevo

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 15.4% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,814	$5.48 BAM9.93	-45.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,312	$6.58 BAM11.91	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,370	$1.75 BAM3.16	+9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,227	$0.99 BAM1.80	-12.2%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Beirut	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,923	$1.01 BAM1.82	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,458	$4.10 BAM7.43	-25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,302	$4.87 BAM8.82	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,366	$2.70 BAM4.88	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,624	$3.18 BAM5.76	-17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,965	$0.52 BAM0.94	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,766	$0.78 BAM1.42	+41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,783	$0.70 BAM1.26	+69.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,785	$0.87 BAM1.58	+86.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,080	$0.42 BAM0.76	+7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,289	$0.43 BAM0.79	-1.0%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Beirut	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,701	$5.59 BAM10.13	+60.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,718,603	$29.46 BAM53.36	-60.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,687,441,273	$25,761.68 BAM46,660.05	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,163	$7.95 BAM14.40	-37.7%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 26.1% less for housing

	Beirut	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,855,406	$29.02 BAM52.55	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,132,133	$367.49 BAM665.61	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,193,307	$255.37 BAM462.54	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,438,995	$134.96 BAM244.45	-16.3%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 26.5% less for childcare

	Beirut	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,381,390	$210.48 BAM381.22	-25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,278,989	$2,987.26 BAM5,410.58	-27.3%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,744	$2.19 BAM3.97	-26.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,828	$1.83 BAM3.31	-34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,163	$3.40 BAM6.16	+69.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,315,162	$32.73 BAM59.27	-44.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,070	$5.48 BAM9.93	-21.7%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Beirut	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,998,545	$92.27 BAM167.12	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,182,922	$30.94 BAM56.04	-46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,238,079	$87.31 BAM158.13	-15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,917,938	$93.79 BAM169.87	-15.3%
Average			-14.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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