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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
Fort San Pedro in Cebu City, Cebu
CebuFort San Pedro in Cebu City

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Cebu by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Antalya or Cebu?

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

  • day trips
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Cebu for

  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Cebu’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, Cebu 60: Antalya leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Cebu 58: Cebu leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Cebu 40: Antalya leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Cebu 46: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Cebu 60: Antalya leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Cebu 44: Antalya leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Cebu 45: Antalya leads by 29 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Cebu 26: Antalya leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya and Cebu are level on 44.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Cebu 80: Cebu leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Cebu 25: Antalya leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Cebu 50: Antalya leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Cebu.

Your match

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

Antalya
Best match
61match

Wins on day trips and families with your weighting.

Cebu
48match

Wins on prices 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.

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

Cebu in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
205 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaCebu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Cebu: 1991-2020 normals, Mactan (7.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaCebu
Official languageTurkishEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+8
Emergency number112911
Elevation30 m135 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsMactan Cebu International Airport (CEB)9 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaCebu
City population2,426,356965,332
People per km²1,7123,065
Museums within 10 km55
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months12 months

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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.