Beirut vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1933
🏠 One person rent
$605
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
47
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
2.42M
276K

The cost of living in Beirut is 58% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4326th and 6461st ($1255 vs $796) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4772nd and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$2856

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BeirutSarajevo

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$559
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$693
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$636
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$603
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$776
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1070
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$803
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1187
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$759
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1150
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1337
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1070
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1266
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$558
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$975
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1274
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1117
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$659
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$662
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1030
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$958
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1012
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1160
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$807
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1053
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$972
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$679
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$965
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$463
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$556
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$848
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1122
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1008
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$595
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$692
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$768