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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Delhi or Quebec City?

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
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Quebec City 57: Delhi leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Quebec City 70: Delhi leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Quebec City 42: Delhi leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 59 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Quebec City 58: Delhi leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Quebec City 50: Delhi leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Quebec City 45: Delhi leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Quebec City 45: Delhi leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Quebec City 52: Delhi leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Delhi
53match

Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
14 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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DelhiQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiQuebec City
Official languageHindi, EnglishFrench, English
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112911
Elevation221 m98 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-10 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiQuebec City
City population26,495,000574,482
People per km²18,9621,184
Museums within 10 km2316
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. 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.