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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Geneva or Mumbai?

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
  • day trips
  • wellness

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Geneva leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Mumbai 55: Geneva leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Mumbai 48: Geneva leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Mumbai 35: Geneva leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Mumbai 38: Geneva leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Mumbai 66: Geneva leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 67 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Mumbai 55: Geneva leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Mumbai 24: Geneva leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink 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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaMumbai
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshHindi, English
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation403 m14 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days-

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaMumbai
City population211,15215,414,288
People per km²13,28025,563
Museums within 10 km341
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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.