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Lebanon vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 22.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 58.8% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 28.6% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.3% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$7.66 LBP685K	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$8.00 LBP715K	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$1.63 LBP146K	-6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$0.76 LBP68,171	-36.1%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$0.60 LBP53,753	-49.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.52	$3.95 LBP353K	-11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.68	$5.56 LBP497K	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$2.33 LBP209K	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$3.54 LBP317K	-0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$0.68 LBP61,185	+4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.46 LBP40,807	-42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$0.41 LBP36,397	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$0.46 LBP41,519	-45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.85	$0.33 LBP29,418	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.45 LBP40,167	-17.3%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$3.44 LBP307K	-39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.05	$72.50 LBP6M	+122.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,836.93	$28,750.00 LBP3B	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.74	$16.00 LBP1M	+83.2%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 58.8% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.90	$37.92 LBP3M	+45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM428.20	$571.15 LBP51M	+125.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.87	$277.78 LBP25M	+42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM192.09	$139.38 LBP12M	+22.4%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 28.6% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.65	$248.75 LBP22M	+34.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,638.27	$4,093.75 LBP366M	+22.5%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$4.00 LBP358K	+96.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$2.89 LBP259K	+89.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$2.52 LBP226K	-32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.80	$42.92 LBP4M	+48.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$8.25 LBP738K	+63.7%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.92	$53.44 LBP5M	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.16	$50.00 LBP4M	+50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.23	$101.94 LBP9M	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.44	$88.93 LBP8M	-19.5%
Average			+4.3%

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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: March 2026

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