Sarajevo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sarajevo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$816	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1934	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$380	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$924	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	59	39
🏙️ Population	276K	6.56M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 33% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6379th and 7649th ($816 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5391st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Shaoyang

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	Sarajevo	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.32	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3144	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610