Cost of living comparison

Zagreb, Croatia

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 10.3% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 18.2% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 5.9% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 39.2% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Beirut

The cost of clothing and transportation in Beirut are more expensive than in Zagreb. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 HRK71.06	$10.00 LBP896,383	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 HRK56.84	$7.64 LBP684,747	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 HRK18.91	$1.59 LBP142,461	-44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 HRK12.92	$1.13 LBP101,291	-42.0%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

	Zagreb	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 HRK10.64	$0.91 LBP81,975	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 HRK31.21	$5.48 LBP490,770	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 HRK30.22	$6.19 LBP554,655	+35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 HRK22.37	$2.72 LBP243,521	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 HRK26.11	$3.84 LBP343,842	-2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.79	$0.69 LBP62,004	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.74	$0.56 LBP49,798	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 HRK5.47	$0.41 LBP36,806	-50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 HRK7.62	$0.47 LBP41,811	-59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.58	$0.39 LBP35,103	-27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 HRK3.80	$0.44 LBP39,314	-23.5%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Zagreb	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.05 HRK40.12	$3.49 LBP312,900	-42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 HRK355.28	$75.00 LBP6,722,875	+40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,081.13 HRK206,060.43	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,149,843	-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 HRK65.37	$12.75 LBP1,142,889	+29.3%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Zagreb	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 HRK186.42	$31.88 LBP2,857,222	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.00 HRK4,846.34	$738.24 LBP66,174,178	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.46 HRK3,868.18	$359.38 LBP32,213,774	-38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.51 HRK997.82	$161.18 LBP14,448,175	+7.1%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 39.2% less for childcare

	Zagreb	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.73 HRK2,292.12	$283.33 LBP25,397,526	-18.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,391.04 HRK68,890.07	$4,111.11 LBP368,513,127	-60.4%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 HRK21.32	$3.00 LBP268,915	-6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 HRK13.82	$2.80 LBP250,987	+34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 HRK34.82	$2.00 LBP179,277	-61.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.11 HRK292.44	$59.33 LBP5,318,541	+34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 HRK49.74	$7.00 LBP627,468	-6.7%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Zagreb	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.59 HRK607.23	$78.12 LBP7,002,994	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 HRK262.99	$57.86 LBP5,186,218	+45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.12 HRK590.85	$103.12 LBP9,243,953	+15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.08 HRK769.61	$110.71 LBP9,924,243	-4.6%
Average			+10.6%

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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: May 2025

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