Sarajevo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$368	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	62	39
🏙️ Population	276K	6.56M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 34% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6461st and 7740th ($796 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4897th and 7044th 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	$7.03	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600