Sarajevo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$368	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	20
😀 Quality of life	62	41
🏙️ Population	276K	6.44M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 19% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6461st and 7052nd ($796 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 4897th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Shangrao

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	Sarajevo	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.03	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621