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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Sarajevo or Vilnius?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • food and drink

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • live music and the arts
  • beaches
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Vilnius 50: Sarajevo leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Vilnius 52: Sarajevo leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Vilnius 60: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Vilnius 44: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Vilnius 38: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Vilnius 64: Sarajevo leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Vilnius 34: Sarajevo leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Sarajevo
51match

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

Vilnius
49match

Wins on live music and the arts and beaches 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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 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). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoVilnius
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianLithuanian
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation518 m98 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoVilnius
City population275,524619,405
People per km²1,9471,545
Museums within 10 km2531
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.