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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Amsterdam or Sarajevo?

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 Amsterdam for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • nightlife

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Sarajevo’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. Amsterdam 25, Sarajevo 6: Amsterdam leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Sarajevo 64: Amsterdam leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Sarajevo 44: Amsterdam leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Sarajevo 62: Amsterdam leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Sarajevo 38: Amsterdam leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Sarajevo 60: Amsterdam leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Sarajevo 40: Amsterdam leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Sarajevo 40: Amsterdam leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam and Sarajevo are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

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

Sarajevo
51match

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.

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Sarajevo in July

28 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Amsterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamSarajevo
Official languageDutchCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation-2 m518 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamSarajevo
City population921,468275,524
People per km²4,2081,947
Museums within 10 km10125
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.