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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
TokyoShibuya Crossing

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tokyo by Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Cordoba or Tokyo?

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

  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Tokyo for

  • shopping
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tokyo’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, Tokyo 40: Tokyo leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Tokyo 84: Tokyo leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Tokyo 68: Tokyo leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, Tokyo 85: Cordoba leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Tokyo 95: Tokyo leads by 55 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, Tokyo 99: Tokyo leads by 61 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Tokyo 48: Cordoba leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 39 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba 40, Tokyo 78: Tokyo leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cordoba and Tokyo.

Your match

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

Cordoba
52match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Tokyo
Best match
80match

Wins on shopping and families 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

Tokyo in July

30 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
157 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 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). Tokyo: 1991-2020 normals, Tokyo (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaTokyo
Official languageSpanishJapanese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation120 m6 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsTokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)18 km from centre98 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaTokyo
City population323,26214,264,798
People per km²2586,501
Museums within 10 km16192
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 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. 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.