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The Massachusetts State House, Boston
BostonThe Massachusetts State House
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Boston by Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Boston or Izmir?

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 Boston for

  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights
  • families

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

Choose Izmir for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Izmir’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. Boston 35, Izmir 62: Izmir leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Boston 64, Izmir 72: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Boston 72, Izmir 55: Boston leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Boston 47, Izmir 60: Izmir leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Boston 60, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Boston 72, Izmir 86: Izmir leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Boston 72, Izmir 55: Boston leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Boston 70, Izmir 63: Boston leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Boston and Izmir are level on 55.
Affordability. Boston 18, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Boston 72, Izmir 48: Boston leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Boston 30, Izmir 57: Izmir leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Boston and Izmir.

Your match

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

Boston
56match

Wins on live music and the arts and culture and sights with your weighting.

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Boston in July

28 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
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. Boston: 1991-2020 normals, Boston Logan International (3.5 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBostonIzmir
Official language-Turkish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number911112
Elevation43 m2 m
Main airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)4 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBostonIzmir
City population675,6474,493,242
People per km²2,9104,760
Museums within 10 km5129
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone5 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.