Sarajevo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$949
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$458
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$767
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$786
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
67
76
🏙️ Population
276K
24.9M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 17% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5940th and 4880th ($949 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4806th and 1178th 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
$8.87
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.13%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3220
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2356
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3670
$27610

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55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$594
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$758
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$710
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$667
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$727
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$841
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1119
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$972
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$826
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1265
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1602
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1093
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$930
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1520
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$586
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1053
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1511
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1207
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$733
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$832
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1092
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1168
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1349
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$932
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1209
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1078
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$849
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1047
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$581
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$661
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1189
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1533
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1144
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$718
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1067
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789