Kaohsiung vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$339
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
46
😀 Quality of life
84
60
🏙️ Population
2.73M
276K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 26% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5786th and 6609th ($932 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 320th and 5377th 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
$3.13
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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