Kaohsiung vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1933
🏠 One person rent
$361
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
47
😀 Quality of life
83
62
🏙️ Population
2.73M
276K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 20% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5750th and 6461st ($956 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 417th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sarajevo

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Kaohsiung Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$2856

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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