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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
Gastown, Vancouver
VancouverGastown

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Vancouver by Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Sarajevo or Vancouver?

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
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Vancouver for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Vancouver’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, Vancouver 42: Vancouver leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Vancouver 42: Sarajevo leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Vancouver 42: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Vancouver 97: Vancouver leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Vancouver 45: Sarajevo leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Vancouver 73: Vancouver leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Vancouver 55: Vancouver leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Vancouver 27: Sarajevo leads by 53 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Vancouver 52: Vancouver leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Vancouver 50: Vancouver leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Vancouver.

Your match

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

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Vancouver
Best match
56match

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

Vancouver in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
16 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). Vancouver: 1991-2020 normals, Vancouver Harbour CS (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoVancouver
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianFrench, English
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation518 m2 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoVancouver
City population275,524662,248
People per km²1,9475,759
Museums within 10 km2526
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

Where else could you go?

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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.