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A heritage tram before the Regent building, Christchurch
ChristchurchA heritage tram before the Regent building
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Christchurch by Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Christchurch 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 Christchurch for

  • families
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • prices

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. Christchurch 38, Mumbai 18: Christchurch leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Christchurch 45, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 37 points.
Culture & sights. Christchurch 38, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Christchurch 32, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Christchurch 84, Mumbai 55: Christchurch leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Christchurch 45, Mumbai 48: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Christchurch 66, Mumbai 35: Christchurch leads by 31 points.
Getting around. Christchurch 48, Mumbai 38: Christchurch leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Christchurch 32, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 34 points.
Affordability. Christchurch 38, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Christchurch 38, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Christchurch 45, Mumbai 24: Christchurch leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Christchurch and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Christchurch
46match

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

Mumbai
Best match
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.

Christchurch in July

11 °Cdaytime high
1 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
9 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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ChristchurchMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Christchurch: 1991-2020 normals, Christchurch (8.7 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChristchurchMumbai
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriHindi, English
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number111108 or 112
Elevation20 m14 m
Main airportChristchurch International Airport (CHC)10 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureChristchurchMumbai
City population383,20015,414,288
People per km²1,29825,563
Museums within 10 km111
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 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). 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.