Changsha vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$190	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$794
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	10M	276K

The cost of living in Changsha is 28% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6461st ($577 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 Changsha compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3100th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Sarajevo

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	Changsha	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$2856

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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