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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
SofiaThe Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Sofia by Jose Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Delhi or Sofia?

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

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Sofia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Sofia’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, Sofia 5: Sofia leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Sofia 45: Delhi leads by 39 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Sofia 60: Delhi leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Sofia 50: Sofia leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Sofia 80: Sofia leads by 60 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Sofia 60: Delhi leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Sofia 40: Sofia leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Sofia 65: Sofia leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Sofia 38: Delhi leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Sofia 78: Delhi leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Sofia 50: Delhi leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Sofia 45: Sofia leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Sofia.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Delhi
53match

Wins on shopping and food and drink with your weighting.

Sofia
51match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness 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

Sofia in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
64 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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DelhiSofia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Sofia: 1991-2020 normals, Sofia Observ. (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiSofia
Official languageHindi, EnglishBulgarian
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation221 m560 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsSofia Airport (SOF)8 km from centre97 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-15 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiSofia
City population26,495,0001,213,134
People per km²18,9622,466
Museums within 10 km2342
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.