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The Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane
BrisbaneThe Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves
Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags

Photos: Brisbane by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Brisbane or Kathmandu?

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 Brisbane for

  • families
  • beaches
  • getting around

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

Choose Kathmandu for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Kathmandu’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. Brisbane 55, Kathmandu 4: Brisbane leads by 51 points.
Food & drink. Brisbane 60, Kathmandu 55: Brisbane leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Brisbane 42, Kathmandu 82: Kathmandu leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. Brisbane 55, Kathmandu 36: Brisbane leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Brisbane 74, Kathmandu 70: Brisbane leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Brisbane 50, Kathmandu 56: Kathmandu leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Brisbane 78, Kathmandu 20: Brisbane leads by 58 points.
Getting around. Brisbane 62, Kathmandu 25: Brisbane leads by 37 points.
Shopping & style. Brisbane 45, Kathmandu 55: Kathmandu leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Brisbane 33, Kathmandu 97: Kathmandu leads by 64 points.
Live music & performing arts. Brisbane 55, Kathmandu 28: Brisbane leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Brisbane 40, Kathmandu 45: Kathmandu leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Brisbane and Kathmandu.

Your match

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

Brisbane
Best match
54match

Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.

Kathmandu
48match

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.

Brisbane in July

22 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BrisbaneKathmandu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Brisbane: 1991-2020 normals, Brisbane (4.5 km from centre). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBrisbaneKathmandu
Official languageEnglishNepali
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+10UTC+5:45
Emergency number000Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation0 m1,300 m
Main airportBrisbane International Airport (BNE)13 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBrisbaneKathmandu
City population2,706,966845,767
People per km²17117,121
Museums within 10 km169
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C9 months-

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. 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.