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The Anshun Bridge over the Jin River, Chengdu
ChengduThe Anshun Bridge over the Jin River
India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds

Photos: Chengdu by TurnOnTheNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License.

Chengdu or Delhi?

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 Chengdu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

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

Choose Delhi for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Delhi’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. Chengdu 5, Delhi 4: Chengdu leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Chengdu 86, Delhi 84: Chengdu leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Chengdu 60, Delhi 85: Delhi leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Chengdu 68, Delhi 44: Chengdu leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chengdu 68, Delhi 20: Chengdu leads by 48 points.
Day trips. Chengdu 80, Delhi 68: Chengdu leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Chengdu 65, Delhi 32: Chengdu leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Chengdu 74, Delhi 55: Chengdu leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Chengdu 64, Delhi 78: Delhi leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Chengdu 80, Delhi 90: Delhi leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chengdu 50, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chengdu 58, Delhi 25: Chengdu leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chengdu and Delhi.

Your match

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

Chengdu
Best match
63match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

Delhi
53match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Chengdu in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
177 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ChengduDelhi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chengdu: 1991-2020 normals, Chengdu (4.5 km from centre). Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChengduDelhi
Official languagePutonghuaHindi, English
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119108 or 112
Elevation500 m221 m
Main airportChengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)16 km from centre77 non-stop destinationsIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days-

By the numbers

MeasureChengduDelhi
City population20,937,75726,495,000
People per km²1,45618,962
Museums within 10 km1023
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km04

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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.