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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
The junk Duk Ling in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
Hong KongThe junk Duk Ling in Victoria Harbour

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Hong Kong by LN9267, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Geneva or Hong Kong?

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 Geneva for

  • wellness
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Hong Kong for

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Hong Kong’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. Geneva 45, Hong Kong 50: Hong Kong leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Hong Kong 90: Hong Kong leads by 35 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Hong Kong 60: Hong Kong leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Hong Kong 68: Hong Kong leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Hong Kong 80: Geneva leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Hong Kong 68: Geneva leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Hong Kong 75: Hong Kong leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Hong Kong 97: Hong Kong leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Hong Kong 88: Hong Kong leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Hong Kong 27: Hong Kong leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Hong Kong 55: Geneva leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Hong Kong 42: Geneva leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Hong Kong.

Your match

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

Geneva
57match

Wins on wellness and day trips with your weighting.

Hong Kong
Best match
67match

Wins on food and drink and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Hong Kong in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
381 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GenevaHong Kong

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Hong Kong: 1991-2020 normals, King's Park (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaHong Kong
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshStandard Chinese
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112999
Elevation403 m7 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsHong Kong International Airport (HKG)25 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaHong Kong
City population211,1527,413,070
People per km²13,280-
Museums within 10 km3439
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-8 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.