Sarajevo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sarajevo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2195	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$443	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$746	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	85
😀 Quality of life	66	71
🏙️ Population	276K	9.07M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 68% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6050th and 8245th ($932 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5081st and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Shenyang

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	Sarajevo	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.93	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2305	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.39	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.45	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3470	$24707

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501