Sarajevo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$949
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$458
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$767
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$786
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
95
😀 Quality of life
67
76
🏙️ Population
276K
17.5M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 5% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5940th and 5618th ($949 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4806th and 1163rd 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
$8.87
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.13%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3220
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2356
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.9
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3670
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$594
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$758
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$710
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$667
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$727
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$841
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1119
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$972
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$826
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1265
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1602
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1093
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$930
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1520
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$586
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1053
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1511
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1207
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$733
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$832
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1092
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1168
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1349
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$932
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1209
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1078
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$849
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1047
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$581
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$661
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1189
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1533
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1144
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$718
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1067
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648