Beirut vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$555
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
61
59
🏙️ Population
2.42M
276K

The cost of living in Beirut is 43% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4691st and 6379th ($1165 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4996th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797