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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Maastricht 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 Maastricht for

  • shopping
  • families
  • day trips

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

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. Maastricht 8, Sarajevo 6: Maastricht leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Sarajevo 44: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Sarajevo 62: Maastricht leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Sarajevo 38: Maastricht leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Sarajevo 60: Maastricht leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Sarajevo 40: Maastricht leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht and Sarajevo are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Sarajevo 42: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Maastricht
52match

Wins on shopping 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.

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 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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MaastrichtSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtSarajevo
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
Elevation49 m518 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtSarajevo
City population120,227275,524
People per km²2,0001,947
Museums within 10 km2125
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51

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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). 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.