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Cusco or Quebec City?

Two destinations compared in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities. Weight what matters to you and the verdict follows.

The Plaza de Armas with the cathedral and La Compañía, Cusco
Cusco

Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec City

Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Your match

Cusco
49
match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Quebec City
✓ Best match
53
match

Wins on families and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders. The match scores above update as you do.

Scoreboard

Our verdict on each category, scored 0 to 100 against fixed benchmark cities.

CuscoQuebec City
Beaches & swimming. Quebec City leads by 15 points.15
Food & drink. Quebec City leads by 1 points.1
Culture & sights. Cusco leads by 11 points.11
Nightlife. Cusco and Quebec City are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Cusco leads by 7 points.7
Day trips. Cusco leads by 20 points.20
Good for families. Quebec City leads by 54 points.54
Getting around. Quebec City leads by 2 points.2
Shopping & style. Cusco leads by 7 points.7
Affordability. Cusco leads by 28 points.28
Live music & performing arts. Quebec City leads by 22 points.22
Wellness & relaxation. Quebec City leads by 22 points.22
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cusco and Quebec City.

When should you go?

Pick the month you can travel and see both cities side by side. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Climate figures for July
JulyCuscoQuebec City
Daytime high20 °C25 °C
Night-time low1 °C16 °C
Rainfall in the month5 mm119 mm
Daylight11 hours a day16 hours a day

The whole year

Each row is shaded against that destination’s own year, so the deepest cell is its best month for that figure and the palest its weakest. Shades are not comparable between the two rows.

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daytime high, °C
Cusco
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
20
Quebec City
-6
-4
1
9
17
22
25
25
20
12
6
-2
Rainfall, mm
Cusco
159
133
106
36
7
3
5
6
17
50
78
127
Quebec City
79
87
82
106
89
118
119
103
115
123
96
109
Daylight, hours per day
Cusco
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
Quebec City
9
10
12
14
15
16
16
14
13
11
9
9

Where the figures come from

Cusco's station stands 151 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cusco: 1991-2020 normals, Cuzco (3.7 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

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Before you go

MeasureCuscoQuebec City
Official languageSpanish, Aymara, QuechuaFrench, English
CurrencySol (PEN)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsABC220 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number111 or 911911
Elevation3,399 m98 m
Main airportAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)5 km from centre6 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureCuscoQuebec City
City population428,450574,482
People per km²-1,184
Museums within 10 km1116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. 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. Typical fares from Travelpayouts (Aviasales data). Route-level air passenger statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate and flight figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-27. Typical prices can be up to 7 days old. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.