Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 11.4% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 34.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 21.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,239	$6.02 BAM10.94	-13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$5.03 BAM9.13	-34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$1.57 BAM2.84	-1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$1.00 BAM1.82	-11.5%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,813	$0.98 BAM1.77	+56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,237	$3.52 BAM6.39	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,702	$4.65 BAM8.45	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,998	$2.51 BAM4.56	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,792	$3.05 BAM5.53	-7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,313	$0.53 BAM0.97	-7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,067	$0.70 BAM1.27	+73.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,880	$0.66 BAM1.20	+112.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,865	$0.69 BAM1.25	+54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,383	$0.42 BAM0.77	+33.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,230	$0.47 BAM0.85	+19.3%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,782	$5.43 BAM9.86	+55.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$35.51 BAM64.46	-52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	$24,491.04 BAM44,463.65	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$7.78 BAM14.13	-39.0%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 34.8% less for housing

	Lebanon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$23.89 BAM43.38	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	$237.10 BAM430.45	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	$180.33 BAM327.39	-29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$108.25 BAM196.53	-32.8%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 21.6% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	$139.91 BAM254.01	-33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	$2,744.59 BAM4,982.82	-10.2%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$1.79 BAM3.26	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,251	$1.34 BAM2.43	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$3.34 BAM6.07	+67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	$25.77 BAM46.79	-34.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,838	$4.65 BAM8.44	-31.1%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	$57.86 BAM105.05	+2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$30.34 BAM55.09	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	$83.76 BAM152.07	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	$96.14 BAM174.54	+3.5%
Average			-13.0%

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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: March 2025

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