Beijing vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$596	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	77	59
🏙️ Population	21.9M	276K

The cost of living in Beijing is 31% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5141st and 6379th ($1067 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check China vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 763rd and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Sarajevo

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	Beijing	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$3144

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797