Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 11.7% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 62.0% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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