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Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, Chicago
ChicagoCloud Gate in Millennium Park
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Chicago by Jesus Toledo, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Chicago or Tbilisi?

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 Chicago for

  • beaches
  • families
  • shopping

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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. Chicago 50, Tbilisi 7: Chicago leads by 43 points.
Food & drink. Chicago 80, Tbilisi 72: Chicago leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Chicago 78, Tbilisi 62: Chicago leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Chicago 77, Tbilisi 70: Chicago leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chicago 48, Tbilisi 58: Tbilisi leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Chicago 42, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Chicago 78, Tbilisi 45: Chicago leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Chicago 72, Tbilisi 52: Chicago leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Chicago 70, Tbilisi 42: Chicago leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Chicago 33, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 47 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chicago 82, Tbilisi 57: Chicago leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chicago 33, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chicago and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Chicago
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Chicago in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
102 mmrain in the month
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chicago: 1991-2020 normals, Chicago Midway Airport (14.5 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChicagoTbilisi
Official language-Georgian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Lari (GEL)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number911112
Elevation179 m575 m
Main airportChicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)25 km from centre274 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureChicagoTbilisi
City population2,746,3881,331,485
People per km²4,5291,849
Museums within 10 km4429
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

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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). 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.