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The Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest
BudapestThe Fisherman's Bastion
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Budapest by Perituss, CC0; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Budapest or Nairobi?

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
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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, Nairobi 4: Budapest leads by 21 points.
Food & drink. Budapest 63, Nairobi 48: Budapest leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Budapest 80, Nairobi 35: Budapest leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Budapest 78, Nairobi 58: Budapest leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Budapest 58, Nairobi 84: Nairobi leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Budapest 68, Nairobi 28: Budapest leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Budapest 62, Nairobi 55: Budapest leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Budapest 78, Nairobi 20: Budapest leads by 58 points.
Shopping & style. Budapest 55, Nairobi 45: Budapest leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Budapest 62, Nairobi 60: Budapest leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Budapest 76, Nairobi 35: Budapest leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Budapest 98, Nairobi 25: Budapest leads by 73 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Budapest and Nairobi.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
16 hdaylight a day

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BudapestNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Budapest: 1991-2020 normals, Budapest Met Center (2.1 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBudapestNairobi
Official languageHungarianEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyForint (HUF)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number112Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation117 m1,661 m
Main airportBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)18 km from centre157 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureBudapestNairobi
City population1,675,7775,545,000
People per km²3,1917,967
Museums within 10 km814
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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.