Dongguan vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$257	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	46
😀 Quality of life	69	59
🏙️ Population	10.5M	276K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 17% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7055th and 6379th ($678 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3115th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sarajevo

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	Dongguan	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$3144

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

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