Sarajevo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2264
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$451
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$763
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$744
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
66
75
🏙️ Population
276K
24.9M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5994th and 4971st ($956 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and China, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5011th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Shanghai

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Sarajevo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.32
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3347
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.45
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3948
$27781

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$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765