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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License.

Sarajevo or Seoul?

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 Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Seoul for

  • shopping
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Seoul’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. Sarajevo 6, Seoul 18: Seoul leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Seoul 75: Sarajevo leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Seoul 77: Seoul leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Seoul 80: Seoul leads by 42 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Seoul 87: Seoul leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Seoul 85: Seoul leads by 45 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Seoul 50: Sarajevo leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Seoul 63: Seoul leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Seoul.

Your match

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

Sarajevo
51match

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

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on shopping and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Seoul in July

29 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
422 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoSeoul

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoSeoul
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianKorean, Korean Sign Language
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Won (KRW)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 119, fire 119
Elevation518 m38 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoSeoul
City population275,5249,668,465
People per km²1,94715,973
Museums within 10 km2581
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15
Swim season, months above 21 °C-2 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.