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São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • 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. Sao Paulo 42, Sarajevo 6: Sao Paulo leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Sao Paulo 84, Sarajevo 60: Sao Paulo leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Sao Paulo 60, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Sao Paulo 86, Sarajevo 44: Sao Paulo leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sao Paulo 48, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Sao Paulo 47, Sarajevo 62: Sarajevo leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Sao Paulo 52, Sarajevo 38: Sao Paulo leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Sao Paulo 44, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Sao Paulo 70, Sarajevo 40: Sao Paulo leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Sao Paulo 62, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sao Paulo 76, Sarajevo 40: Sao Paulo leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sao Paulo 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: Sao Paulo and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Sao Paulo
Best match
58match

Wins on nightlife and beaches 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.

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 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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Sao PauloSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSao PauloSarajevo
Official languagePortugueseCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCN60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193112
Elevation760 m518 m
Main airportSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureSao PauloSarajevo
City population11,451,999275,524
People per km²7,5191,947
Museums within 10 km9025
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). 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.