Cost of living comparison

compared to

Beirut is 30.0% more expensive than Sarajevo.

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

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pay 25.9% more for restaurants

 
Sarajevo
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.48
BAM10.17
$10.00
LBP898,133
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.58
BAM12.20
$7.64
LBP686,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.75
BAM3.24
$1.59
LBP142,739

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

 
Sarajevo
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
BAM1.87
$0.91
LBP82,135
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.10
BAM7.61
$5.48
LBP491,728
Milk (1 gallon) $4.87
BAM9.03
$6.19
LBP555,737

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pay 48.5% more for transportation

 
Sarajevo
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.59
BAM10.37
$3.49
LBP313,510
Monthly public transit pass $29.46
BAM54.64
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,761.68
BAM47,778.39
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584

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pay 42.7% more for housing

 
Sarajevo
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.02
BAM53.81
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $367.49
BAM681.56
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $255.37
BAM473.63
$359.38
LBP32,276,650

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pay 36.1% more for childcare

 
Sarajevo
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.48
BAM390.36
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,987.26
BAM5,540.26
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sarajevo
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.19
BAM4.07
$3.00
LBP269,440
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
BAM3.39
$2.80
LBP251,477
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.40
BAM6.30
$2.00
LBP179,627

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

 
Sarajevo
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$92.27
BAM171.12
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.94
BAM57.38
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.31
BAM161.92
$103.12
LBP9,261,995

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