Lyon vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$773	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$794
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	521K	276K

The cost of living in Lyon is 97% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3152nd and 6461st ($1570 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in France and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check France vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 195th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Sarajevo

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	Lyon	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$2856

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457

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