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The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Bogota or Strasbourg?

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
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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, Strasbourg 10: Strasbourg leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Bogota and Strasbourg are level on 66.
Culture & sights. Bogota 68, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Bogota 72, Strasbourg 40: Bogota leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bogota 64, Strasbourg 62: Bogota leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Bogota 52, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Bogota 45, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Bogota 36, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 43 points.
Shopping & style. Bogota and Strasbourg are level on 52.
Affordability. Bogota 77, Strasbourg 44: Bogota leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bogota 64, Strasbourg 56: Bogota leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bogota 28, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bogota and Strasbourg.

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.

Strasbourg
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around 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.

Bogota in July

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

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BogotaStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bogota: 1991-2020 normals, Bogota / Eldorado (14.1 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBogotaStrasbourg
Official languageSpanishFrench
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number123112
Elevation2,582 m132 m
Main airportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBogotaStrasbourg
City population8,034,649293,771
People per km²5,0923,752
Museums within 10 km3021
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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.