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The Anshun Bridge over the Jin River, Chengdu
ChengduThe Anshun Bridge over the Jin River
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Chengdu by TurnOnTheNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Chengdu or Ushuaia?

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

  • day trips
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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, Ushuaia 3: Chengdu leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Chengdu 86, Ushuaia 40: Chengdu leads by 46 points.
Culture & sights. Chengdu 60, Ushuaia 22: Chengdu leads by 38 points.
Nightlife. Chengdu 68, Ushuaia 18: Chengdu leads by 50 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chengdu 68, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Chengdu 80, Ushuaia 14: Chengdu leads by 66 points.
Good for families. Chengdu 65, Ushuaia 40: Chengdu leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Chengdu 74, Ushuaia 45: Chengdu leads by 29 points.
Shopping & style. Chengdu 64, Ushuaia 22: Chengdu leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Chengdu 80, Ushuaia 42: Chengdu leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chengdu 50, Ushuaia 10: Chengdu leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chengdu 58, Ushuaia 26: Chengdu leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chengdu and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Chengdu
Best match
63match

Wins on day trips and nightlife with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

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

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ChengduUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chengdu: 1991-2020 normals, Chengdu (4.5 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChengduUshuaia
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 m23 m
Main airportChengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)16 km from centre77 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureChengduUshuaia
City population20,937,75782,615
People per km²1,4563,592
Museums within 10 km105
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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.