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The Anshun Bridge over the Jin River, Chengdu
ChengduThe Anshun Bridge over the Jin River
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Chengdu by TurnOnTheNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Chengdu or Puerto Iguazu?

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

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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 and Puerto Iguazu are level on 5.
Food & drink. Chengdu 86, Puerto Iguazu 28: Chengdu leads by 58 points.
Culture & sights. Chengdu 60, Puerto Iguazu 9: Chengdu leads by 51 points.
Nightlife. Chengdu 68, Puerto Iguazu 14: Chengdu leads by 54 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chengdu 68, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Chengdu 80, Puerto Iguazu 33: Chengdu leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Chengdu 65, Puerto Iguazu 55: Chengdu leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Chengdu 74, Puerto Iguazu 54: Chengdu leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Chengdu 64, Puerto Iguazu 17: Chengdu leads by 47 points.
Affordability. Chengdu 80, Puerto Iguazu 48: Chengdu leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chengdu 50, Puerto Iguazu 7: Chengdu leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chengdu 58, Puerto Iguazu 34: Chengdu leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chengdu and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Chengdu
Best match
63match

Wins on food and drink and nightlife with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

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.

Chengdu in July

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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ChengduPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chengdu: 1991-2020 normals, Chengdu (4.5 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChengduPuerto Iguazu
Official languagePutonghuaSpanish
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+8UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119117 or 911
Elevation500 m162 m
Main airportChengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)16 km from centre77 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureChengduPuerto Iguazu
City population20,937,75754,903
People per km²1,456-
Museums within 10 km100
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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.