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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Sarajevo or Tel Aviv?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Tel Aviv’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, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 80 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Tel Aviv 57: Sarajevo leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Tel Aviv 52: Sarajevo leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Tel Aviv 84: Tel Aviv leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Tel Aviv 68: Tel Aviv leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Tel Aviv 64: Tel Aviv leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Tel Aviv 55: Tel Aviv leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Tel Aviv 14: Sarajevo leads by 66 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Tel Aviv 35: Sarajevo leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Tel Aviv.

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.

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and nightlife 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

Tel Aviv in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoTel Aviv

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoTel Aviv
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianHebrew
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112Police 100, fire 102
Elevation518 m5 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days-

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoTel Aviv
City population275,524467,875
People per km²1,9478,998
Museums within 10 km2598
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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.