Lisbon vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	84	66
🏙️ Population	546K	276K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 103% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2357th and 6050th ($1889 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 479th and 5081st 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	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$3470

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832