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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
Piața Sfatului, Brasov
BrasovPiața Sfatului

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Brasov by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Amsterdam or Brasov?

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 Amsterdam for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • shopping

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

Choose Brasov for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Brasov’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. Amsterdam 25, Brasov 6: Amsterdam leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Brasov 40: Amsterdam leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Brasov 55: Amsterdam leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Brasov 38: Amsterdam leads by 39 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Brasov 84: Brasov leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Brasov 80: Amsterdam leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Brasov 58: Amsterdam leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Brasov 60: Amsterdam leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Brasov 32: Amsterdam leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Brasov 74: Brasov leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Brasov 38: Amsterdam leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Brasov 32: Amsterdam leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Brasov.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Brasov
50match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Brasov in July

26 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
81 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Amsterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Brasov has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Brasov: 2016-2025 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Brasov (3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamBrasov
Official languageDutchRomanian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Romanian Leu (RON)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation-2 m600 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsBrașov-Ghimbav International Airport (GHV)9 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamBrasov
City population921,468237,589
People per km²4,208890
Museums within 10 km1018
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.