Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 30.0% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.33
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.27
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.86
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.89
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.69
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.13
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.05
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.96
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.97
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.47
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.48
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.23
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,291.28
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.90
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.39
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM688.87
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM478.71
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.99
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 36.1% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM394.55
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,599.73
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.11
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.43
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.37
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.35
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.96
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM58.00
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.66
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.81
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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