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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
Bratislava Castle, Bratislava
BratislavaBratislava Castle

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Bratislava by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Amsterdam or Bratislava?

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

  • culture and sights
  • nightlife
  • shopping

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

Choose Bratislava for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Bratislava’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, Bratislava 15: Amsterdam leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Bratislava 42: Amsterdam leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Bratislava 45: Amsterdam leads by 37 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Bratislava 40: Amsterdam leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Bratislava 55: Bratislava leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Bratislava 78: Amsterdam leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Bratislava 40: Amsterdam leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Bratislava 68: Amsterdam leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Bratislava 35: Amsterdam leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Bratislava 62: Bratislava leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Bratislava 48: Amsterdam leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Bratislava 36: Amsterdam leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Bratislava.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on culture and sights and nightlife with your weighting.

Bratislava
47match

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

Bratislava in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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.

Bratislava 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.

Bratislava's sunshine is measured 56 km from the centre, at Wien / Hohe Warte.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Bratislava: 1991-2020 normals, Bratislava Ivanka (8.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamBratislava
Official languageDutchSlovak
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation-2 m152 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsM. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS)8 km from centre70 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamBratislava
City population921,468480,902
People per km²4,2081,308
Museums within 10 km10122
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52
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. 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.