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The Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest
BudapestThe Fisherman's Bastion
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Budapest by Perituss, CC0; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Budapest or Quebec City?

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
  • nightlife
  • getting around

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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, Quebec City 18: Budapest leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Budapest 63, Quebec City 57: Budapest leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Budapest 80, Quebec City 70: Budapest leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Budapest 78, Quebec City 42: Budapest leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Budapest 58, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Budapest 68, Quebec City 58: Budapest leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Budapest 62, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Budapest 78, Quebec City 50: Budapest leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Budapest 55, Quebec City 45: Budapest leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Budapest 62, Quebec City 45: Budapest leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Budapest 76, Quebec City 52: Budapest leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Budapest 98, Quebec City 55: Budapest leads by 43 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Budapest and Quebec City.

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 nightlife with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families 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

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BudapestQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Budapest: 1991-2020 normals, Budapest Met Center (2.1 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBudapestQuebec City
Official languageHungarianFrench, English
CurrencyForint (HUF)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation117 m98 m
Main airportBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)18 km from centre157 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureBudapestQuebec City
City population1,675,777574,482
People per km²3,1911,184
Museums within 10 km8116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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. 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.