Lahore vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lahore	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$386	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$994	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$151	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$326	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$843
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	46
😀 Quality of life	51	60
🏙️ Population	11.1M	276K

The cost of living in Lahore is 48% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8998th and 6609th ($386 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6245th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Sarajevo

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	Lahore	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.61%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.65	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.59	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.08	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.06	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.5	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$34.7	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1054	$2962

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$508
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$268
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$240
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$303
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$298
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$277
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$290
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$394
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$260
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$289
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$344
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$399
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$399
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$448
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$337
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$330
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$278
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$364
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$338
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$401
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$389
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$328
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$282
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$393
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$238
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$281
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$250
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$307
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$357
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$255
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$307
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$343
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$335
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$374
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$352

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737