Lisbon vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	546K	276K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 104% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2184th and 5994th ($1953 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 574th and 5011th 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	$12.9	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$3948

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$924
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$965
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$888
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1673
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1156
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$990
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1566
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$629
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1066
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1571
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1206
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$723
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1150
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1160
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$948
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1191
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$839
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$571
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$676
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1124
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1457
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$923