Sarajevo vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sarajevo	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2195	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$443	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$746	$1836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	61
😀 Quality of life	66	83
🏙️ Population	276K	581K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 34% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6050th and 4221st ($932 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5081st and 544th 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	$8.93	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2305	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.39	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.45	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3470	$9582

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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

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522