Hong Kong vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	7.41M	276K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 237% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 379th and 6379th ($2753 vs $816) 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 1.5 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 205th and 5391st 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	$8.31	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$3144

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 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