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The church of La Compania under a blue sky, Arequipa
ArequipaThe church of La Compania under a blue sky
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Arequipa by DocSlyper, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Arequipa or Quebec City?

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 Arequipa for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • getting around

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • families
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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. Arequipa 8, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Arequipa 66, Quebec City 57: Arequipa leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Arequipa 64, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Arequipa 36, Quebec City 42: Quebec City leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Arequipa 74, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Arequipa 30, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Arequipa 35, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 29 points.
Getting around. Arequipa 54, Quebec City 50: Arequipa leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Arequipa 44, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Arequipa 82, Quebec City 45: Arequipa leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Arequipa 27, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Arequipa 34, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Arequipa and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Arequipa
46match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Quebec City
Best match
53match

Wins on families and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Arequipa in July

21 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Arequipa's station stands 203 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Arequipa: 1991-2020 normals, Arequipa (9.2 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureArequipaQuebec City
Official languageSpanish, Aymara, QuechuaFrench, English
CurrencySol (PEN)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsABC220 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number111 or 911911
Elevation2,335 m98 m
Main airportRodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)7 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureArequipaQuebec City
City population1,008,290574,482
People per km²1,5511,184
Museums within 10 km316
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.