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The Römer, the old city hall, Frankfurt
FrankfurtThe Römer, the old city hall
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Frankfurt by Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Frankfurt or Xi'an?

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 Frankfurt for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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. Frankfurt 8, Xi'an 4: Frankfurt leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Frankfurt 52, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Frankfurt 60, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Frankfurt 52, Xi'an 42: Frankfurt leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Frankfurt 58, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Frankfurt 86, Xi'an 80: Frankfurt leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Frankfurt 62, Xi'an 48: Frankfurt leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Frankfurt 78, Xi'an 66: Frankfurt leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Frankfurt 56, Xi'an 50: Frankfurt leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Frankfurt 38, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Frankfurt 68, Xi'an 40: Frankfurt leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Frankfurt 52, Xi'an 40: Frankfurt leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Frankfurt and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Frankfurt
56match

Wins on live music and the arts and families with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Frankfurt in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 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. Frankfurt: 1991-2020 normals, Frankfurt Westend (2 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFrankfurtXi'an
Official languageGermanPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation101 m405 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)13 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureFrankfurtXi'an
City population760,65612,952,907
People per km²3,0631,283
Museums within 10 km539
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.