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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Anshun Bridge over the Jin River, Chengdu
ChengduThe Anshun Bridge over the Jin River

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Chengdu by TurnOnTheNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Antalya or Chengdu?

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

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Chengdu for

  • food and drink
  • getting around
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Chengdu’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, Chengdu 5: Antalya leads by 77 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Chengdu 86: Chengdu leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Chengdu 60: Chengdu leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Chengdu 68: Chengdu leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Chengdu 68: Antalya leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Chengdu 80: Chengdu leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Chengdu 65: Antalya leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Chengdu 74: Chengdu leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Chengdu 64: Chengdu leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Chengdu 80: Chengdu leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Chengdu 50: Chengdu leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Chengdu 58: Antalya leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Chengdu.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Antalya
61match

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

Chengdu
63match

Wins on food and drink and getting around 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

Chengdu in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
177 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Chengdu: 1991-2020 normals, Chengdu (4.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaChengdu
Official languageTurkishPutonghua
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation30 m500 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsChengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)16 km from centre77 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaChengdu
City population2,426,35620,937,757
People per km²1,7121,456
Museums within 10 km510
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.