Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 33.2% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 38.7% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 74.2% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 49.0% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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