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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Bordeaux or Xi'an?

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 Bordeaux for

  • beaches
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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. Bordeaux 50, Xi'an 4: Bordeaux leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Xi'an 70: Bordeaux leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Xi'an 42: Bordeaux leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Xi'an 48: Bordeaux leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Xi'an 66: Bordeaux leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Xi'an 50: Bordeaux leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Xi'an 40: Bordeaux leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux and Xi'an are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Bordeaux
Best match
59match

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

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 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. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxXi'an
Official languageFrenchPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation1 m405 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxXi'an
City population267,99112,952,907
People per km²5,4251,283
Museums within 10 km189
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.