Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 18.1% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$6.00
LBP536,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$1.51
LBP135,224
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.98
LBP87,352
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.56
LBP49,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$3.99
LBP356,023
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$5.67
LBP506,616
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$1.89
LBP168,801
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$3.02
LBP269,661
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.53
LBP47,361
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.41
LBP36,612
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$0.29
LBP26,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$0.43
LBP38,595
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.29
LBP25,462
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.38
LBP33,516
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$3.51
LBP313,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$65.22
LBP5,826,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,121,754,345
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$13.50
LBP1,206,050
|
|
pay 69.9% more for housing
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$50.62
LBP4,522,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$485.94
LBP43,412,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$247.12
LBP22,076,553
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$178.38
LBP15,936,149
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$230.00
LBP20,547,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,711,352
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$3.00
LBP268,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$1.74
LBP155,552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$2.29
LBP204,582
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$40.17
LBP3,588,371
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$6.75
LBP603,025
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$59.34
LBP5,301,594
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$54.29
LBP4,849,724
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$95.60
LBP8,540,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$96.43
LBP8,614,642
|
|
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