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Yellow colonial houses in the walled city, Cartagena
CartagenaYellow colonial houses in the walled city
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Cartagena by Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Cartagena 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 Cartagena for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • getting around

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • day trips

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. Cartagena 70, Mumbai 18: Cartagena leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Cartagena 62, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Cartagena 68, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Cartagena 70, Mumbai 52: Cartagena leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cartagena 46, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Cartagena 33, Mumbai 48: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Cartagena 40, Mumbai 35: Cartagena leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Cartagena 54, Mumbai 38: Cartagena leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Cartagena 48, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Cartagena 60, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cartagena 40, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cartagena 40, Mumbai 24: Cartagena leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cartagena and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Cartagena
53match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on food and drink and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Cartagena in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
124 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
13 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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CartagenaMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cartagena: 1991-2020 normals, Cartagena / Rafael Nunez (3.1 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCartagenaMumbai
Official languageSpanishHindi, English
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+5:30
Emergency number123108 or 112
Elevation2 m14 m
Main airportRafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG)2 km from centre26 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCartagenaMumbai
City population914,55215,414,288
People per km²1,59925,563
Museums within 10 km21
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months12 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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.