Hong Kong vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hong Kong	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2674	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6072	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$3066	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1241	$744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	82	66
🏙️ Population	7.41M	276K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 180% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 621st and 5994th ($2674 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 632nd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Sarajevo

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	Hong Kong	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.89	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.97	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2025	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3592	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2650	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$25175	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16126	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1026	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22890	$3948

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$674
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1718
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$534
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$666
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$621
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$848
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$782
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$844
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$765
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$795
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$832
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$896
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$589
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$807
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$465
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$816
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$760
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$789
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$769
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$814
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$730
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$698
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$723
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$694
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$699
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$903
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$533
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$924
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$965
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$888
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1673
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1156
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$990
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1566
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$629
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1066
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1571
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1206
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$723
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1150
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1160
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$948
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1191
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$839
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$571
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$676
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1124
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1457
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$923