Cost of Living & Income: Beijing vs Sarajevo

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Beijing and Sarajevo are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricBeijingSarajevoBeijing vs Sarajevo
💰 Average monthly net salary¥10,657¥7,222Beijing earns 1.5× the salary in Sarajevo

Daily expenses

MetricBeijingSarajevoBeijing vs Sarajevo
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥60Sarajevo costs 1.99× the price in Beijing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥279Sarajevo costs 1.39× the price in Beijing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥60Sarajevo costs 1.71× the price in Beijing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥387.9¥1,504.7Sarajevo costs 3.88× the price in Beijing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥98.2¥202.9Sarajevo costs 2.07× the price in Beijing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.9¥99.4Sarajevo costs 1.53× the price in Beijing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥263.0¥268.7Sarajevo costs 1.02× the price in Beijing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥50.0¥47.8Beijing costs 1.05× the price in Sarajevo
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.5¥11.2Sarajevo costs 1.31× the price in Beijing

Supermarket prices

MetricBeijingSarajevoBeijing vs Sarajevo
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥74.5¥99.2Sarajevo costs 1.33× the price in Beijing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥13.9¥21.5Sarajevo costs 1.54× the price in Beijing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥8.2Beijing costs 1.54× the price in Sarajevo
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥8.2Beijing costs 1.45× the price in Sarajevo
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.0¥10.1Beijing costs 1.39× the price in Sarajevo
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥7.1Sarajevo costs 1.34× the price in Beijing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥10.9¥14.3Sarajevo costs 1.32× the price in Beijing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.7¥6.4Beijing costs 1.06× the price in Sarajevo
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥100.0¥55.8Beijing costs 1.79× the price in Sarajevo

Rent & property prices

MetricBeijingSarajevoBeijing vs Sarajevo
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,538¥3,242Beijing costs 2.02× the price in Sarajevo
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,506¥2,199Beijing costs 1.59× the price in Sarajevo
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,500¥7,475Beijing costs 2.21× the price in Sarajevo
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥7,584¥4,103Beijing costs 1.85× the price in Sarajevo
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥83,613¥22,248Beijing costs 3.76× the price in Sarajevo
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥42,337¥16,427Beijing costs 2.58× the price in Sarajevo