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Hobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington, Hobart
HobartHobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington
Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags

Photos: Hobart by Gary Houston, CC0; Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Hobart or Kathmandu?

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 Hobart for

  • families
  • beaches
  • getting around

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

Choose Kathmandu for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Kathmandu’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. Hobart 30, Kathmandu 4: Hobart leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Hobart 60, Kathmandu 55: Hobart leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Hobart 56, Kathmandu 82: Kathmandu leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Hobart 30, Kathmandu 36: Kathmandu leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hobart 85, Kathmandu 70: Hobart leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Hobart 60, Kathmandu 56: Hobart leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Hobart 56, Kathmandu 20: Hobart leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Hobart 45, Kathmandu 25: Hobart leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Hobart 38, Kathmandu 55: Kathmandu leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Hobart 35, Kathmandu 97: Kathmandu leads by 62 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hobart 45, Kathmandu 28: Hobart leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hobart 40, Kathmandu 45: Kathmandu leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hobart and Kathmandu.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Hobart
48match

Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Hobart in July

13 °Cdaytime high
5 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
13 °Csea
9 hdaylight a day

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HobartKathmandu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hobart: 1991-2020 normals, Hobart (2.3 km from centre). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHobartKathmandu
Official languageEnglishNepali
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+10, UTC+11 in summerUTC+5:45
Emergency number000Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation54 m1,300 m
Main airportHobart International Airport (HBA)17 km from centre9 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHobartKathmandu
City population197,451845,767
People per km²11617,121
Museums within 10 km89
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.