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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain.

Antalya or Auckland?

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 Antalya for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • wellness

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

Choose Auckland for

  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Auckland’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. Antalya 82, Auckland 68: Antalya leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Auckland 62: Auckland leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Auckland 44: Antalya leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Auckland 42: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya and Auckland are level on 83.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Auckland 55: Antalya leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Auckland 70: Antalya leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Auckland 42: Antalya leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Auckland 45: Auckland leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Auckland 32: Antalya leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Auckland 45: Auckland leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Auckland 45: Antalya leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Auckland.

Your match

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

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Auckland
53match

Wins on food and drink and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Antalya in July

35 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaAuckland

Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaAuckland
Official languageTurkishEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation30 m196 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaAuckland
City population2,426,3561,470,100
People per km²1,7122,630
Museums within 10 km515
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months1 month

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.