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Lebanon vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 2.7% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 43.9% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 21.1% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 22.9% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 15.2% less in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$7.66 LBP684,169	-6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$8.00 LBP714,522	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$1.63 LBP145,385	-22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$0.76 LBP68,103	-48.2%
Average			-23.2%

Serbia vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Serbia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$0.60 LBP53,699	-18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$3.95 LBP352,609	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$5.56 LBP496,610	+9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$2.33 LBP208,328	-3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$3.54 LBP316,225	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$0.68 LBP61,124	+22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$0.46 LBP40,766	-45.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$0.41 LBP36,360	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$0.46 LBP41,477	-52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$0.33 LBP29,389	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.45 LBP40,127	+8.0%
Average			-13.7%

Serbia vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

	Serbia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$3.44 LBP306,966	-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+139.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+93.4%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 21.1% more for housing

	Serbia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+10.0%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 22.9% less for childcare

	Serbia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-8.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-37.9%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$4.00 LBP357,261	+60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$2.89 LBP258,327	+42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$2.52 LBP225,521	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$8.25 LBP736,851	+50.9%
Average			+28.9%

Serbia vs. Lebanon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.2% less for clothing

	Serbia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-24.5%
Average			-15.2%

Serbia vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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