Sarajevo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$368	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	90
😀 Quality of life	62	70
🏙️ Population	276K	13.9M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 16% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6461st and 6956th ($796 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4897th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Tianjin

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	Sarajevo	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.03	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$18215

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Cities near Sarajevo

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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616