Sarajevo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sarajevo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$816	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1934	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$380	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$924	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	59	79
🏙️ Population	276K	24.9M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6379th and 4780th ($816 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5391st and 571st 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	$6.84	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.32	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3144	$31401

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774