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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Delhi 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 Delhi for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • day trips

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

Choose Manila for

  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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. Delhi 4, Manila 12: Manila leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Manila 64: Delhi leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Manila 54: Delhi leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Manila 64: Manila leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Manila 40: Manila leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Manila 42: Delhi leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Manila 42: Manila leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Manila 26: Delhi leads by 29 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Manila 60: Delhi leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Manila 77: Delhi leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Manila 50: Delhi leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Manila 40: Manila leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Manila.

Your match

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

Delhi
Best match
53match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on nightlife and nature and the outdoors 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

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. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiManila
Official languageHindi, EnglishEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+8
Emergency number108 or 112911
Elevation221 m9 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-18 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiManila
City population26,495,0001,902,590
People per km²18,96276,104
Museums within 10 km2327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41
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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.