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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
The Anshun Bridge over the Jin River, Chengdu
ChengduThe Anshun Bridge over the Jin River

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Chengdu by TurnOnTheNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Baden-Baden 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 Baden-Baden for

  • wellness
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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

Choose Chengdu for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • food and drink

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. Baden-Baden 8, Chengdu 5: Baden-Baden leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Chengdu 86: Chengdu leads by 41 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Chengdu 60: Chengdu leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Chengdu 68: Chengdu leads by 53 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Chengdu 68: Baden-Baden leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Chengdu 80: Chengdu leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Chengdu 65: Chengdu leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Chengdu 74: Chengdu leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Chengdu 64: Chengdu leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Chengdu 80: Chengdu leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Chengdu 50: Baden-Baden leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Chengdu 58: Baden-Baden leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Chengdu.

Your match

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

Baden-Baden
50match

Wins on wellness and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Chengdu
Best match
63match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Baden-Baden in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
117 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Chengdu in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
177 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
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. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Chengdu: 1991-2020 normals, Chengdu (4.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenChengdu
Official languageGermanPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation181 m500 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsChengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)16 km from centre77 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenChengdu
City population56,95220,937,757
People per km²4061,456
Museums within 10 km1110
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.