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Bryggen across Vågen, Bergen
BergenBryggen across Vågen
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Bergen by Abdullah Guc, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Bergen or Xi'an?

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 Bergen for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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. Bergen 20, Xi'an 4: Bergen leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Bergen 47, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Bergen 55, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Bergen 40, Xi'an 42: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bergen 88, Xi'an 62: Bergen leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Bergen 38, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Bergen 60, Xi'an 48: Bergen leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Bergen 74, Xi'an 66: Bergen leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Bergen 33, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Bergen 12, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 68 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bergen 58, Xi'an 40: Bergen leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bergen 32, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bergen and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Bergen
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Xi'an
Best match
55match

Wins on prices 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.

Bergen in July

20 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BergenXi'an

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bergen: 1991-2020 normals, Bergen / Florida (1.2 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBergenXi'an
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiPutonghua
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation5 m405 m
Main airportBergen Airport, Flesland (BGO)12 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureBergenXi'an
City population291,18912,952,907
People per km²3,3391,283
Museums within 10 km319
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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.