Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.
Amsterdam or Tel Aviv?
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
- getting around
- shopping
What lies behind each score is written up on Amsterdam’s own page.
Choose Tel Aviv for
- beaches
- food and drink
- nightlife
What lies behind each score is written up on Tel Aviv’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Tel Aviv.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Too close to call, level with your weighting
Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.
Wins on beaches and food and drink 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
Tel Aviv in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
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.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Amsterdam | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Dutch | Hebrew |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | New Israeli Sheqel (ILS) |
| Sockets | CF230 V, 50 Hz | CHM230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer |
| Emergency number | 112 | Police 100, fire 102 |
| Elevation | -2 m | 5 m |
| Main airport | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinations | Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 11 days | - |
By the numbers
| Measure | Amsterdam | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 921,468 | 467,875 |
| People per km² | 4,208 | 8,998 |
| Museums within 10 km | 101 | 98 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 5 | 2 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | None | 7 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Amsterdam or Tel Aviv somewhere new.