Lebanon vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2850
$2681
🏠 One person rent
$502
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$845
$999
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$297
$1021
💸 GDP per capita
$3478
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
5.91
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
33
🌐 English speaking %
40%
55%
🎓 Higher education
75
83
😀 Quality of life
49
64
🏙️ Population
5.81M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1172) is 3% more expensive than in Serbia ($1136). Lebanon ranked 71st vs 77th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Lebanon compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 102nd and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lebanon vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Lebanon and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Lebanon Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.39
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$569
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1567
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$733
$781
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.69%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1556
$2500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$7.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.8
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.1
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6856
$8202

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Cities Comparison in Lebanon vs Serbia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1353
2.42M
Tripoli
$842
863K
Sidon
$865
164K
Tyre
$676
160K
Jounieh
$1106
102K
Zahle
$1005
100K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1378
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1173
260K
Nis
$857
183K
Pristina
$694
227K
Kragujevac
$948
151K
Subotica
$923
106K
Valjevo
$924
90.3K
Cacak
$888
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$851
66.5K
Mitrovica
$571
71.6K