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The church of San Francisco under a blue sky, Quito
QuitoThe church of San Francisco under a blue sky
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Quito by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Quito 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 Quito for

  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • 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. Quito 5, Sarajevo 6: Sarajevo leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Quito 54, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Quito 77, Sarajevo 64: Quito leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Quito 40, Sarajevo 44: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Quito 86, Sarajevo 78: Quito leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Quito 55, Sarajevo 62: Sarajevo leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Quito 32, Sarajevo 38: Sarajevo leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Quito 45, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Quito and Sarajevo are level on 40.
Affordability. Quito 78, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Quito 38, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Quito 44, Sarajevo 42: Quito leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Quito and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Quito
50match

Wins on culture and sights and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Sarajevo
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.

Quito in July

18 °Cdaytime high
5 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
7 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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QuitoSarajevo

Where the figures come from

Quito's station stands 208 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Quito: 1961-1990 normals, Izobamba-Santa Catalina (16.8 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureQuitoSarajevo
Official languageSpanish, Shuar, Northern QuichuaCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation2,850 m518 m
Main airportMariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)20 km from centre22 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureQuitoSarajevo
City population1,763,275275,524
People per km²4,7351,947
Museums within 10 km1625
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.