Chongqing vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$226	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	46
😀 Quality of life	72	59
🏙️ Population	32.1M	276K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 19% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7185th and 6379th ($662 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1966th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Sarajevo

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	Chongqing	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$3144

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797