Hong Kong vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	7.41M	276K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 252% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 503rd and 6609th ($2614 vs $742) 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 168th and 5377th 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	$7.92	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$2962

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737