Sarajevo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$949
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$458
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$767
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$786
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
94
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
276K
2.43M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 24% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5940th and 4646th ($949 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4806th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Taipei

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Sarajevo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.13%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3220
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2356
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3670
$16947

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612