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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Geneva or Perth?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • shopping

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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, Perth 86: Perth leads by 41 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Perth 58: Perth leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Perth 42: Geneva leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Perth 42: Perth leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Perth 72: Geneva leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Perth 48: Geneva leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Perth 74: Perth leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Perth 55: Geneva leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Perth 44: Geneva leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Perth 28: Perth leads by 23 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Perth 50: Geneva leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Perth 38: Geneva leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Perth.

Your match

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

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Perth
53match

Wins on beaches and prices 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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 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). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaPerth
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshEnglish
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112000
Elevation403 m2 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaPerth
City population211,1522,141,834
People per km²13,280334
Museums within 10 km3415
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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.