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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
Stari Most and the old town, Mostar
MostarStari Most and the old town

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Mostar by Alan Wang, Pexels License.

London or Mostar?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose London for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on London’s own page.

Choose Mostar for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Mostar’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. London 25, Mostar 24: London leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Mostar 40: London leads by 44 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Mostar 54: London leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Mostar 25: London leads by 63 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Mostar 64: Mostar leads by 7 points.
Day trips. London 90, Mostar 60: London leads by 30 points.
Good for families. London 82, Mostar 34: London leads by 48 points.
Getting around. London 85, Mostar 44: London leads by 41 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Mostar 32: London leads by 63 points.
Affordability. London 15, Mostar 78: Mostar leads by 63 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Mostar 16: London leads by 82 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Mostar 20: London leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Mostar.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

London
Best match
71match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Mostar
41match

Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Mostar in July

33 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
54 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LondonMostar

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre). Mostar: 1991-2020 normals, Mostar (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonMostar
Official languageEnglishCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112 or 999112
Elevation4 m60 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)68 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonMostar
City population8,799,728105,448
People per km²5,59890
Museums within 10 km2163
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.