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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License.

Geneva or Mexico 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 Geneva for

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mexico City for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico 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. Geneva 45, Mexico City 5: Geneva leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Mexico City 90: Mexico City leads by 35 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Mexico City 88: Mexico City leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Mexico City 80: Mexico City leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Mexico City 50: Geneva leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Mexico City 75: Geneva leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Mexico City 58: Mexico City leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Mexico City 50: Geneva leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Mexico City 76: Mexico City leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 70 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Mexico City 72: Mexico City leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Mexico City 40: Geneva leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Mexico City.

Your match

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

Geneva
57match

Wins on beaches and getting around with your weighting.

Mexico City
Best match
63match

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
15 hdaylight a day

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GenevaMexico City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaMexico City
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6
Emergency number112911
Elevation403 m2,240 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaMexico City
City population211,1529,209,944
People per km²13,2806,202
Museums within 10 km34108
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km26

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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. 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.