Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 26.8% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.7% more in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 15.4% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 36.6% more in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 58.0% more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 30.4% more in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.5% more in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 24.1% more in Lebanon
The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Lebanon are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.22
|
$7.00
LBP625,153
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.37
|
$7.64
LBP682,221
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.92
|
$1.59
LBP141,935
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.86
|
$1.13
LBP100,918
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.82
|
$0.62
LBP55,628
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.56
|
$4.15
LBP370,999
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.67
|
$5.55
LBP496,047
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.68
|
$2.17
LBP193,353
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.68
|
$3.28
LBP292,815
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
$0.57
LBP51,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.40
LBP35,947
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
$0.31
LBP27,787
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.28
|
$0.44
LBP39,733
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.32
LBP28,289
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
$0.39
LBP35,113
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.12
|
$3.49
LBP311,742
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM66.16
|
$75.00
LBP6,698,071
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,630.82
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,344,324,790
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.50
|
$12.75
LBP1,138,672
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.51
|
$31.88
LBP2,846,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM441.75
|
$494.12
LBP44,128,467
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM335.98
|
$254.69
LBP22,745,532
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM201.69
|
$161.18
LBP14,394,869
|
|
pay 30.4% more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM260.68
|
$209.17
LBP18,680,175
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,113.62
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,884,367
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.34
|
$3.00
LBP267,923
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.49
|
$1.90
LBP169,684
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.23
|
$2.00
LBP178,615
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM48.02
|
$39.42
LBP3,520,208
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.66
|
$6.75
LBP602,826
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM107.81
|
$56.56
LBP5,051,462
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.53
|
$57.86
LBP5,167,083
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM156.06
|
$93.23
LBP8,326,074
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM179.12
|
$92.86
LBP8,292,850
|
|
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