Sarajevo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1933
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$368
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
276K
17.7M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 13% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6461st and 5950th ($796 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4897th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Shenzhen

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Sarajevo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.13
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3005
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1953
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.55
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2856
$22267

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609