Sarajevo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sarajevo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$341	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.8	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	60	43
🏙️ Population	276K	6.56M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 28% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6609th and 7871st ($742 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 5377th and 6810th 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	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.73	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2962	$11076

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586