Los Angeles vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$786
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	47
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	276K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 260% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 62nd and 5940th ($3420 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd in the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 50th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sarajevo

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	Los Angeles	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$3670

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Sarajevo

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