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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Mumbai 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 Mumbai for

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • wellness

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. Mumbai 18, Sarajevo 6: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Sarajevo 60: Mumbai leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Sarajevo 64: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Sarajevo 44: Mumbai leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Sarajevo 62: Sarajevo leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Sarajevo 38: Sarajevo leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Sarajevo 40: Mumbai leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Sarajevo 40: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Sarajevo 42: Sarajevo leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Mumbai
51match

Wins on shopping and food and drink with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiSarajevo
Official languageHindi, EnglishCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation14 m518 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-8 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiSarajevo
City population15,414,288275,524
People per km²25,5631,947
Museums within 10 km125
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months-

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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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.