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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Antalya or Geneva?

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
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Geneva for

  • getting around
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Geneva’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, Geneva 45: Antalya leads by 37 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Geneva 55: Antalya leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Geneva 58: Geneva leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Geneva 38: Antalya leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Geneva 82: Antalya leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Geneva 80: Geneva leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Geneva 57: Antalya leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Geneva 86: Geneva leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Geneva 68: Geneva leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Geneva 5: Antalya leads by 57 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Geneva 60: Geneva leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Geneva 55: Antalya leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Geneva.

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 beaches with your weighting.

Geneva
57match

Wins on getting around and shopping 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

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaGeneva

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaGeneva
Official languageTurkishFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCJ230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation30 m403 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaGeneva
City population2,426,356211,152
People per km²1,71213,280
Museums within 10 km534
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. 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.