Sarajevo vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sarajevo	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$3208
🏠 One person rent	$341	$693
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.8	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$1540
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	61
😀 Quality of life	60	79
🏙️ Population	276K	581K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 43% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6609th and 4167th ($742 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lithuania, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5377th and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Vilnius

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	Sarajevo	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.73	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2962	$8246

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$928
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$877
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$864
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1028
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$649
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$490
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$827
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1013
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$528
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$949
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$827
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$831
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1088
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1135
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1027
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1362
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$981
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$423
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$415
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$426
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$299
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$860
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$472
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$842
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$893
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$791
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1218