Hong Kong vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	7.41M	276K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 192% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 532nd and 6050th ($2718 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 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 548th and 5081st 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	$8.11	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$3470

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832