Photos: Bologna by Vanni Lazzari, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Kochi by Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
Bologna or Kochi?
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 Bologna for
- day trips
- nightlife
- getting around
What lies behind each score is written up on Bologna’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bologna and Kochi.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on day trips and nightlife with your weighting.
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.
Bologna in July
Kochi in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Bologna has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Bologna's sunshine is measured 82 km from the centre, at Cervia.
Kochi has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bologna: 1991-2020 normals, Bologna / Borgo Panigale (5.5 km from centre). Kochi: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km.
Before you go
| Measure | Bologna | Kochi |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Italian | Hindi, English |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Sockets | CFL230 V, 50 Hz | CM230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Left |
| Time zone | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | UTC+5:30 |
| Emergency number | 112 | 108 or 112 |
| Elevation | 54 m | 0 m |
| Main airport | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)6 km from centre98 non-stop destinations | Cochin International Airport (COK)24 km from centre36 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 13 days | - |
By the numbers
| Measure | Bologna | Kochi |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 387,971 | 677,381 |
| People per km² | 2,754 | 7,138 |
| Museums within 10 km | 68 | 4 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 3 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | - | 12 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Bologna or Kochi somewhere new.