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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Sarajevo or Vienna?

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 Vienna for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Vienna’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, Vienna 27: Vienna leads by 21 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Vienna 68: Vienna leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Vienna 50: Vienna leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Vienna 62: Sarajevo leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Vienna 74: Vienna leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Vienna 77: Vienna leads by 39 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Vienna 44: Sarajevo leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Vienna 58: Vienna leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Vienna.

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.

Vienna
Best match
66match

Wins on live music and the arts 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
15 hdaylight a day

Vienna in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoVienna

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoVienna
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation518 m151 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoVienna
City population275,5242,028,289
People per km²1,9474,890
Museums within 10 km25152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.