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The Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest
BudapestThe Fisherman's Bastion
The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret, Casablanca
CasablancaThe Hassan II Mosque and its minaret

Photos: Budapest by Perituss, CC0; Casablanca by Samir Bakkah, Pexels License.

Budapest or Casablanca?

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 Budapest for

  • wellness
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

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

Choose Casablanca for

  • beaches
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Casablanca’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. Budapest 25, Casablanca 50: Casablanca leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Budapest 63, Casablanca 60: Budapest leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Budapest 80, Casablanca 52: Budapest leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Budapest 78, Casablanca 44: Budapest leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Budapest 58, Casablanca 33: Budapest leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Budapest 68, Casablanca 55: Budapest leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Budapest 62, Casablanca 38: Budapest leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Budapest 78, Casablanca 42: Budapest leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Budapest 55, Casablanca 50: Budapest leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Budapest 62, Casablanca 68: Casablanca leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Budapest 76, Casablanca 38: Budapest leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Budapest 98, Casablanca 52: Budapest leads by 46 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Budapest and Casablanca.

Your match

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

Budapest
Best match
67match

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

Casablanca
49match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Budapest in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Casablanca in July

26 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BudapestCasablanca

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Budapest: 1991-2020 normals, Budapest Met Center (2.1 km from centre). Casablanca: 1991-2020 normals, Casablanca (5.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBudapestCasablanca
Official languageHungarianArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyForint (HUF)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation117 m115 m
Main airportBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)18 km from centre157 non-stop destinationsMohammed V International Airport (CMN)26 km from centre112 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBudapestCasablanca
City population1,675,7773,215,935
People per km²3,1918,375
Museums within 10 km813
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.