Foshan vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$208	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	70	62
🏙️ Population	9.5M	276K

The cost of living in Foshan is 23% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6461st ($611 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 2601st and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Sarajevo

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	Foshan	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$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	$246	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$2856

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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