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The Massachusetts State House, Boston
BostonThe Massachusetts State House
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Boston by Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Boston or Mumbai?

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

  • families
  • getting around
  • day trips

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Boston leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Boston 64, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Boston 72, Mumbai 70: Boston leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Boston 47, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Boston 60, Mumbai 55: Boston leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Boston 72, Mumbai 48: Boston leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Boston 72, Mumbai 35: Boston leads by 37 points.
Getting around. Boston 70, Mumbai 38: Boston leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Boston 55, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Boston 18, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 54 points.
Live music & performing arts. Boston 72, Mumbai 55: Boston leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Boston 30, Mumbai 24: Boston leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Boston and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Boston
Best match
56match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink 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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBostonMumbai
Official language-Hindi, English
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number911108 or 112
Elevation43 m14 m
Main airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)4 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBostonMumbai
City population675,64715,414,288
People per km²2,91025,563
Museums within 10 km511
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 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. 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.