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Lebanon

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Belgrade vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 4.5% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Belgrade
Housing: pay 2.5% less in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% less in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Belgrade

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

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Belgrade vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 LBP1M	$13.25 RSD1,385	+10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 LBP896K	$13.35 RSD1,395	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 LBP209K	$2.79 RSD292	+19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$2.31 RSD241	+164.7%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Beirut	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 LBP78,624	$1.15 RSD120	+30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$5.65 RSD590	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 LBP664K	$5.41 RSD565	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 LBP320K	$2.75 RSD287	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 LBP431K	$3.08 RSD322	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$0.74 RSD77	-46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.83 RSD86	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.85 RSD88	+13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP60,933	$1.39 RSD145	+104.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,168	$0.41 RSD43	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.32 RSD33	-55.7%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Beirut	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$7.16 RSD748	+77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 LBP2M	$11.06 RSD1,156	-51.9%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 2.5% less for housing

	Beirut	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.98 LBP3M	$35.64 RSD3,725	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$943.80 LBP85M	$821.08 RSD85,814	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$496.60 LBP44M	$553.04 RSD57,801	+11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$166.93 RSD17,446	-6.0%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Beirut	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$425.54 RSD44,475	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,643.75 LBP953M	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+5.4%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$3.72 RSD389	-25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 LBP407K	$3.12 RSD326	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$4.67 RSD488	+55.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 LBP8M	$41.23 RSD4,309	-51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$8.58 RSD897	-14.2%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Beirut	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$110.61 RSD11,560	+63.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$46.78 RSD4,889	-5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$117.03 RSD12,231	-15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$154.95 RSD16,194	+29.1%
Average			+14.0%

Beirut vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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