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The Centro Civico and its clock tower, Bariloche
BarilocheThe Centro Civico and its clock tower
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Bariloche by Maclemo, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Bariloche or Nairobi?

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 Bariloche for

  • getting around
  • beaches
  • wellness

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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. Bariloche 27, Nairobi 4: Bariloche leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Bariloche 44, Nairobi 48: Nairobi leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Bariloche 27, Nairobi 35: Nairobi leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Bariloche 33, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bariloche 94, Nairobi 84: Bariloche leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Bariloche 38, Nairobi 28: Bariloche leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Bariloche and Nairobi are level on 55.
Getting around. Bariloche 44, Nairobi 20: Bariloche leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Bariloche 33, Nairobi 45: Nairobi leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Bariloche 46, Nairobi 60: Nairobi leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bariloche 27, Nairobi 35: Nairobi leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bariloche 40, Nairobi 25: Bariloche leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bariloche and Nairobi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Bariloche
42match

Wins on getting around and beaches with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

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.

Bariloche in July

8 °Cdaytime high
-1 °Cnight-time low
132 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 hdaylight a day

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BarilocheNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bariloche: 1991-2020 normals, Bariloche Aerodrome (11.2 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBarilocheNairobi
Official languageSpanishEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+3
Emergency number117 or 911Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation794 m1,661 m
Main airportTeniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (BRC)12 km from centre17 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureBarilocheNairobi
City population136,3815,545,000
People per km²6197,967
Museums within 10 km34
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.