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Stari Most and the old town, Mostar
MostarStari Most and the old town
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Mostar by Alan Wang, Pexels License; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Mostar or Philadelphia?

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 Mostar for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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. Mostar 24, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Mostar 40, Philadelphia 62: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Mostar 54, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Mostar 25, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mostar 64, Philadelphia 52: Mostar leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Mostar 60, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Mostar 34, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Mostar 44, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Mostar 32, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Mostar 78, Philadelphia 40: Mostar leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mostar 16, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mostar 20, Philadelphia 26: Philadelphia leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mostar and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Mostar
41match

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

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Mostar in July

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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mostar: 1991-2020 normals, Mostar (0.9 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMostarPhiladelphia
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian-
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation60 m12 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)68 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMostarPhiladelphia
City population105,4481,603,797
People per km²904,339
Museums within 10 km354
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.