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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Cordoba or Manila?

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 Cordoba for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Manila for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’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. Cordoba 14, Manila 12: Cordoba leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Manila 64: Manila leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Manila 54: Cordoba leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Manila 64: Manila leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Manila 40: Cordoba leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, Manila 42: Cordoba leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Manila 42: Manila leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Manila 26: Cordoba leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, Manila 60: Manila leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Manila 77: Manila leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Manila 50: Manila leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba and Manila are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cordoba and Manila.

Your match

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

Cordoba
Best match
52match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on nightlife 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.

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaManila
Official languageSpanishEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112911
Elevation120 m9 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaManila
City population323,2621,902,590
People per km²25876,104
Museums within 10 km1627
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

Where else could you go?

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.