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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline, Macau
MacauThe Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Macau by tian Jin, Pexels License.

Delhi or Macau?

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 Delhi for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

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

Choose Macau for

  • beaches
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Macau’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. Delhi 4, Macau 24: Macau leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Macau 77: Delhi leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Macau 62: Delhi leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Macau 40: Delhi leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Macau 5: Delhi leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Macau 52: Delhi leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Macau 48: Macau leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Macau 60: Macau leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Macau 58: Delhi leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Macau 44: Delhi leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Macau 36: Delhi leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Macau 40: Macau leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Macau.

Your match

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

Delhi
Best match
53match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Macau
46match

Wins on beaches 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.

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Macau in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
281 mmrain in the month
7 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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DelhiMacau

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Macau: 1991-2020 normals, Taipa (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiMacau
Official languageHindi, EnglishPortuguese, Cantonese, Standard Chinese
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Pataca (MOP)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzFGM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+8
Emergency number108 or 112999
Elevation221 m22 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsMacau International Airport (MFM)7 km from centre41 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiMacau
City population26,495,000682,100
People per km²18,9625,916
Museums within 10 km2328
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41
Swim season, months above 21 °C-8 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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.