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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Opera House from the water, Sydney
SydneyThe Opera House from the water

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Sydney by Bernard Spragg, CC0.

Antalya or Sydney?

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 Sydney for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Sydney’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, Sydney 95: Sydney leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Sydney 77: Sydney leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Sydney 60: Sydney leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Sydney 60: Sydney leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Sydney 85: Sydney leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Sydney 50: Antalya leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Sydney 75: Sydney leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Sydney 75: Sydney leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Sydney 68: Sydney leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Sydney 22: Antalya leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Sydney 73: Sydney leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Sydney 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 Sydney.

Your match

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

Antalya
61match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Sydney
Best match
66match

Wins on live music and the arts 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

Sydney in July

18 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
70 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AntalyaSydney

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Sydney: 1991-2020 normals, Sydney Airport (3.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaSydney
Official languageTurkishEnglish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+10, UTC+11 in summer
Emergency number112000
Elevation30 m6 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)9 km from centre99 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaSydney
City population2,426,3565,450,496
People per km²1,712449
Museums within 10 km538
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months6 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.