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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
A yellow tram in a narrow street, Lisbon
LisbonA yellow tram in a narrow street

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Lisbon by Riccardo Toso, Pexels License.

Geneva or Lisbon?

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

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • shopping

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

Choose Lisbon for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Lisbon’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, Lisbon 50: Lisbon leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Lisbon 75: Lisbon leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Lisbon 78: Lisbon leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Lisbon 75: Lisbon leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Lisbon 75: Geneva leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Lisbon 82: Lisbon leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Lisbon 62: Lisbon leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Lisbon 66: Geneva leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Lisbon 60: Geneva leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Lisbon 55: Lisbon leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva and Lisbon are level on 60.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Lisbon 36: Geneva leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Lisbon.

Your match

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

Geneva
57match

Wins on getting around and wellness with your weighting.

Lisbon
Best match
65match

Wins on prices 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

Lisbon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
15 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. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Lisbon: 1991-2020 normals, Lisboa / Geof (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaLisbon
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshPortuguese
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation403 m100 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)7 km from centre156 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaLisbon
City population211,152545,796
People per km²13,2805,453
Museums within 10 km3480
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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.