Beirut vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$641	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	47
😀 Quality of life	63	67
🏙️ Population	2.42M	276K

The cost of living in Beirut is 52% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4177th and 5940th ($1441 vs $949) 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 5483rd and 4806th 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	$10.8	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$3670

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1204
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1093
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$927
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$841
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$700
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$706
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$2195
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$2069
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$2008
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1873
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$2142
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$2044
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1891
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$2043
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$2125
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$2133
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$390
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$771
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1918
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$441
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$745
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2175
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$446
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848