Beijing vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$575	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	21.9M	276K

The cost of living in Beijing is 28% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5387th and 6461st ($1016 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check China vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 989th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Sarajevo

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	Beijing	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$2856

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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