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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Delhi or Prague?

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

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • prices

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

Choose Prague for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Prague’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, Prague 10: Prague leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Prague 50: Delhi leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Prague 83: Delhi leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Prague 65: Prague leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Prague 58: Prague leads by 38 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Prague 77: Prague leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Prague 50: Prague leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Prague 83: Prague leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Prague 50: Delhi leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Prague 62: Delhi leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Prague 76: Prague leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Prague 40: Prague leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Prague.

Your match

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

Delhi
53match

Wins on food and drink and shopping with your weighting.

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around 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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiPrague
Official languageHindi, EnglishCzech
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation221 m235 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiPrague
City population26,495,0001,397,880
People per km²18,9622,817
Museums within 10 km2388
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.