Lebanon vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1315
$1112
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$2632
🏠 One person rent
$571
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1041
💸 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
48
64
🏙️ Population
5.81M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1315) is 18% more expensive than in Serbia ($1112). Lebanon ranked 55th vs 80th 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 0.2 months in Lebanon compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 105th and 64th 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
$10.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.89
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.05%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$3976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$2518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.94
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$7.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7884
$8451

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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
$1441
2.42M
Tripoli
$841
229K
Sidon
$927
164K
Tyre
$700
160K
Jounieh
$1204
102K
Zahle
$1093
100K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1349
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1168
260K
Nis
$830
183K
Pristina
$718
227K
Kragujevac
$932
151K
Subotica
$848
106K
Valjevo
$841
90.3K
Cacak
$826
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$832
66.5K
Mitrovica
$581
71.6K