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The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar
The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Bogota or Vienna?

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 Vienna for

  • getting around
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Vienna’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, Vienna 27: Vienna leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Bogota 66, Vienna 68: Vienna leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Bogota 68, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Bogota 72, Vienna 50: Bogota leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bogota 64, Vienna 62: Bogota leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Bogota 52, Vienna 74: Vienna leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Bogota 45, Vienna 77: Vienna leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Bogota 36, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Bogota 52, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Bogota 77, Vienna 44: Bogota leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bogota 64, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bogota 28, Vienna 58: Vienna leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bogota and Vienna.

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.

Vienna
Best match
66match

Wins on getting around and families 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

Vienna in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
16 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). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBogotaVienna
Official languageSpanishGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number123112
Elevation2,582 m151 m
Main airportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureBogotaVienna
City population8,034,6492,028,289
People per km²5,0924,890
Museums within 10 km30152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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.