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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The Opera House from the water, Sydney
SydneyThe Opera House from the water

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Sydney by Bernard Spragg, CC0.

Sarajevo or Sydney?

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
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Sydney for

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Sydney’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, Sydney 95: Sydney leads by 89 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Sydney 77: Sydney leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Sydney 60: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Sydney 60: Sydney leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Sydney 85: Sydney leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Sydney 50: Sarajevo leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Sydney 75: Sydney leads by 37 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Sydney 75: Sydney leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Sydney 68: Sydney leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Sydney 22: Sarajevo leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Sydney 73: Sydney leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Sydney 55: Sydney leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Sydney.

Your match

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

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Sydney
Best match
66match

Wins on beaches 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

Sydney in July

18 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
70 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Sydney: 1991-2020 normals, Sydney Airport (3.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoSydney
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianEnglish
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+10, UTC+11 in summer
Emergency number112000
Elevation518 m6 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)9 km from centre99 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoSydney
City population275,5245,450,496
People per km²1,947449
Museums within 10 km2538
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.