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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Delhi or Philadelphia?

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
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • families
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Philadelphia 62: Delhi leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Philadelphia 72: Delhi leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Philadelphia 52: Philadelphia leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Philadelphia 57: Delhi leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Philadelphia 40: Delhi leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Philadelphia 26: Philadelphia leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Delhi
53match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on families and beaches 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
14 hdaylight a day

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 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). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiPhiladelphia
Official languageHindi, English-
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112911
Elevation221 m12 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiPhiladelphia
City population26,495,0001,603,797
People per km²18,9624,339
Museums within 10 km2354
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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. 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.