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Belgrade vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 26.3% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 77.7% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 16.5% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 19.7% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 40.9% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Belgrade are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.7% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$12.95 RSD1,311	+19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$11.68 RSD1,182	+46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$2.81 RSD284	+60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$2.17 RSD220	+185.1%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Beirut	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$0.87 RSD88	+16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$5.46 RSD553	+7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$5.50 RSD557	-11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$2.82 RSD286	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$3.51 RSD355	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$0.70 RSD71	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.89 RSD91	+34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$0.84 RSD85	+39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$1.09 RSD111	+116.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.47 RSD47	+12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.35 RSD36	-35.9%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 16.5% more for transportation

	Beirut	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$7.02 RSD711	+100.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$30,949.00 RSD3,131,973	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$11.56 RSD1,170	-39.2%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 19.7% more for housing

	Beirut	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$34.99 RSD3,541	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$875.83 RSD88,632	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$591.54 RSD59,863	+58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$172.28 RSD17,435	+23.6%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 40.9% more for childcare

	Beirut	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$457.43 RSD46,291	+26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$9,625.72 RSD974,102	+55.6%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$3.49 RSD353	-12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$2.93 RSD297	-10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$4.67 RSD473	+83.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$41.09 RSD4,158	-38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$7.97 RSD807	-20.3%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Beirut	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$100.03 RSD10,122	+68.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$43.05 RSD4,356	-13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$110.81 RSD11,213	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$123.14 RSD12,461	+19.7%
Average			+16.6%

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