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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Geneva 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 Geneva for

  • beaches
  • shopping
  • getting around

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

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. Geneva 45, Sarajevo 6: Geneva leads by 39 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Sarajevo 44: Sarajevo leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Sarajevo 78: Geneva leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Sarajevo 62: Geneva leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Sarajevo 38: Geneva leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Sarajevo 60: Geneva leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Sarajevo 40: Geneva leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 75 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Sarajevo 40: Geneva leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Sarajevo 42: Geneva leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and shopping with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Sarajevo in July

28 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GenevaSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaSarajevo
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation403 m518 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaSarajevo
City population211,152275,524
People per km²13,2801,947
Museums within 10 km3425
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.