London vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	99	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	276K

The cost of living in London is 314% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 58th and 6461st ($3296 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$2856

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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