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The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
BerlinThe Brandenburg Gate
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Berlin by Claudia Solano, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Berlin 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 Berlin for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Berlin 38, Xi'an 4: Berlin leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Berlin 66, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Berlin 86, Xi'an 81: Berlin leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Berlin 98, Xi'an 42: Berlin leads by 56 points.
Nature & outdoors. Berlin 50, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Berlin 66, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Berlin 76, Xi'an 48: Berlin leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Berlin 82, Xi'an 66: Berlin leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Berlin 68, Xi'an 50: Berlin leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Berlin 48, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Berlin 90, Xi'an 40: Berlin leads by 50 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Berlin 55, Xi'an 40: Berlin leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Berlin and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Berlin
Best match
69match

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

Xi'an
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.

Berlin in July

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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BerlinXi'an

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Berlin: 1991-2020 normals, Berlin / Alexanderplatz (0.9 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBerlinXi'an
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
Elevation34 m405 m
Main airportBerlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)19 km from centre161 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureBerlinXi'an
City population3,700,57712,952,907
People per km²4,1531,283
Museums within 10 km1579
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.