Lisbon vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$924
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	82	59
🏙️ Population	546K	276K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 113% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2758th and 6379th ($1738 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 437th and 5391st 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	$13	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$3144

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

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