Beirut vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$598
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
47
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
2.42M
276K

The cost of living in Beirut is 42% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5994th ($1353 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5682nd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Sarajevo

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Beirut Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923