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The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar
Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags

Photos: Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Bogota or Kathmandu?

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 Bogota for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • families

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

Choose Kathmandu for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Kathmandu’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. Bogota 5, Kathmandu 4: Bogota leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Bogota 66, Kathmandu 55: Bogota leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Bogota 68, Kathmandu 82: Kathmandu leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Bogota 72, Kathmandu 36: Bogota leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bogota 64, Kathmandu 70: Kathmandu leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Bogota 52, Kathmandu 56: Kathmandu leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Bogota 45, Kathmandu 20: Bogota leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Bogota 36, Kathmandu 25: Bogota leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Bogota 52, Kathmandu 55: Kathmandu leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Bogota 77, Kathmandu 97: Kathmandu leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bogota 64, Kathmandu 28: Bogota leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bogota 28, Kathmandu 45: Kathmandu leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bogota and Kathmandu.

Your match

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

Bogota
Best match
52match

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

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Bogota in July

17 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 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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BogotaKathmandu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bogota: 1991-2020 normals, Bogota / Eldorado (14.1 km from centre). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBogotaKathmandu
Official languageSpanishNepali
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+5:45
Emergency number123Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation2,582 m1,300 m
Main airportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBogotaKathmandu
City population8,034,649845,767
People per km²5,09217,121
Museums within 10 km309
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

Where else could you go?

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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.