Lisbon vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	82	62
🏙️ Population	546K	276K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 114% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2671st and 6461st ($1705 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Portugal vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 475th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Sarajevo

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	Lisbon	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$2856

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768