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Stari Most and the old town, Mostar
MostarStari Most and the old town
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Mostar by Alan Wang, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Mostar or Xi'an?

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

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • food and drink
  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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, Xi'an 4: Mostar leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Mostar 40, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Mostar 54, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Mostar 25, Xi'an 42: Xi'an leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mostar 64, Xi'an 62: Mostar leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Mostar 60, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Mostar 34, Xi'an 48: Xi'an leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Mostar 44, Xi'an 66: Xi'an leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Mostar 32, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Mostar 78, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mostar 16, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mostar 20, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mostar and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Mostar
41match

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

Xi'an
Best match
55match

Wins on food and drink 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.

Mostar in July

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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 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). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMostarXi'an
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianPutonghua
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation60 m405 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)68 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureMostarXi'an
City population105,44812,952,907
People per km²901,283
Museums within 10 km39
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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). 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.