Sarajevo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$368	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	62	38
🏙️ Population	276K	7.82M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 8% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6461st and 6735th ($796 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 months in Sarajevo compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 4897th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Shangqiu

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	Sarajevo	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.03	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$17921

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529