Sarajevo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1934
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$380
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$924
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
276K
17.7M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 15% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6379th and 5948th ($816 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5391st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sarajevo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.92
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.32
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.08
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3144
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618