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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
The Limmat from Quaibrücke, Zurich
ZurichThe Limmat from Quaibrücke

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Zurich by Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Antalya or Zurich?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Zurich for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Zurich’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, Zurich 45: Antalya leads by 37 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Zurich 53: Antalya leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Zurich 58: Zurich leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Zurich 62: Zurich leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Zurich 80: Antalya leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Zurich 84: Zurich leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Zurich 76: Zurich leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Zurich 95: Zurich leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Zurich 66: Zurich leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Zurich 3: Antalya leads by 59 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Zurich 70: Zurich leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Zurich 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 Zurich.

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 prices and beaches with your weighting.

Zurich
63match

Wins on getting around 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

Zurich in July

24 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
126 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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). Zurich: 1991-2020 normals, Zurich Town / Ville. (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaZurich
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 m408 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsZürich Airport (ZRH)9 km from centre226 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaZurich
City population2,426,356440,935
People per km²1,7125,016
Museums within 10 km563
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.