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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Prague 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 Prague for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • nightlife

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • food and drink

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. Prague 10, Sarajevo 6: Prague leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Sarajevo 64: Prague leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Sarajevo 44: Prague leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Sarajevo 62: Prague leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Sarajevo 38: Prague leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Sarajevo 60: Prague leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Sarajevo 40: Prague leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Prague 62, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Sarajevo 40: Prague leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Sarajevo 42: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 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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PragueSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueSarajevo
Official languageCzechCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation235 m518 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasurePragueSarajevo
City population1,397,880275,524
People per km²2,8171,947
Museums within 10 km8825
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. 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.