Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 30.0% more expensive than Sarajevo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.9% more in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 1.5% less in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 48.5% more in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 42.7% more in Beirut
- Childcare
-
pay 36.1% more in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.6% more in Beirut
- Clothing
-
pay 26.9% more in Beirut
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Beirut are more expensive than in 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
BAM9.47
|
$10.00
LBP894,096
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM11.37
|
$7.64
LBP683,000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.02
|
$1.59
LBP142,097
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.71
|
$1.13
LBP101,033
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.74
|
$0.91
LBP81,766
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.09
|
$5.48
LBP489,517
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM8.41
|
$6.19
LBP553,239
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM4.66
|
$2.72
LBP242,900
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.50
|
$3.84
LBP342,965
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.89
|
$0.69
LBP61,846
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.35
|
$0.56
LBP49,671
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.20
|
$0.41
LBP36,712
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.50
|
$0.47
LBP41,705
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.73
|
$0.39
LBP35,013
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.75
|
$0.44
LBP39,214
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM9.66
|
$3.49
LBP312,101
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM50.91
|
$75.00
LBP6,705,718
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM44,513.95
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,682,287,124
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM13.73
|
$12.75
LBP1,139,972
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM50.14
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,930
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM634.99
|
$738.24
LBP66,005,301
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM441.26
|
$359.38
LBP32,131,565
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM233.20
|
$161.18
LBP14,411,303
|
|
pay 36.1% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM363.69
|
$283.33
LBP25,332,712
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,161.72
|
$4,111.11
LBP367,572,680
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM3.79
|
$3.00
LBP268,229
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.16
|
$2.80
LBP250,347
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM5.87
|
$2.00
LBP178,819
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM56.55
|
$59.33
LBP5,304,968
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM9.47
|
$7.00
LBP625,867
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM159.43
|
$78.12
LBP6,985,123
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM53.46
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,982
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM150.86
|
$103.12
LBP9,220,362
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM162.06
|
$110.71
LBP9,898,917
|
|
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