Sarajevo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2195
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$443
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$746
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
276K
17.5M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 6% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6050th and 6334th ($932 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5081st and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sarajevo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3478
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2305
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.45
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3470
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634