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The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Bogota or Philadelphia?

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

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 31 points.
Food & drink. Bogota 66, Philadelphia 62: Bogota leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Bogota 68, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Bogota 72, Philadelphia 55: Bogota leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bogota 64, Philadelphia 52: Bogota leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Bogota 52, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Bogota 45, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Bogota 36, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Bogota 52, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Bogota 77, Philadelphia 40: Bogota leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bogota 64, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bogota 28, Philadelphia 26: Bogota leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bogota and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Bogota
52match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and getting around 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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 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. Bogota: 1991-2020 normals, Bogota / Eldorado (14.1 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBogotaPhiladelphia
Official languageSpanish-
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number123911
Elevation2,582 m12 m
Main airportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBogotaPhiladelphia
City population8,034,6491,603,797
People per km²5,0924,339
Museums within 10 km3054
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. 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.