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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

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

Nairobi 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 Nairobi for

  • families
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • 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. Nairobi 4, Sarajevo 6: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 29 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Sarajevo 44: Nairobi leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Sarajevo 78: Nairobi leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Sarajevo 62: Sarajevo leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Sarajevo 38: Nairobi leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Sarajevo 40: Nairobi leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Sarajevo 42: Sarajevo leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Nairobi
41match

Wins on families and nightlife with your weighting.

Sarajevo
Best match
51match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 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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NairobiSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiSarajevo
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999112
Elevation1,661 m518 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiSarajevo
City population5,545,000275,524
People per km²7,9671,947
Museums within 10 km425
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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. 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.