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The cathedral and Great St. Martin on the Rhine, Cologne
CologneThe cathedral and Great St. Martin on the Rhine
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Cologne by Jörg Braukmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Cologne 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 Cologne for

  • families
  • getting around
  • shopping

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • 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. Cologne 14, Tbilisi 7: Cologne leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Cologne 52, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Cologne 67, Tbilisi 62: Cologne leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Cologne 66, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cologne 56, Tbilisi 58: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Cologne 80, Tbilisi 77: Cologne leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Cologne 70, Tbilisi 45: Cologne leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Cologne 74, Tbilisi 52: Cologne leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Cologne 57, Tbilisi 42: Cologne leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Cologne 46, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cologne 68, Tbilisi 57: Cologne leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cologne 50, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cologne and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Cologne
58match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Cologne in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
81 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CologneTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cologne: 1991-2020 normals, Köln-Stammheim (5.4 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCologneTbilisi
Official languageGermanGeorgian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number112112
Elevation59 m575 m
Main airportCologne Bonn Airport (CGN)15 km from centre115 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureCologneTbilisi
City population1,025,5231,331,485
People per km²2,5321,849
Museums within 10 km4029
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.