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The Blue Mosque, Istanbul
IstanbulThe Blue Mosque
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Istanbul by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Istanbul 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 Istanbul for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • wellness

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • 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. Istanbul 45, Perth 86: Perth leads by 41 points.
Food & drink. Istanbul 87, Perth 58: Istanbul leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Istanbul 90, Perth 42: Istanbul leads by 48 points.
Nightlife. Istanbul 77, Perth 42: Istanbul leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Istanbul 52, Perth 72: Perth leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Istanbul 55, Perth 48: Istanbul leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Istanbul 55, Perth 74: Perth leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Istanbul 62, Perth 55: Istanbul leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Istanbul 86, Perth 44: Istanbul leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Istanbul 60, Perth 28: Istanbul leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Istanbul 62, Perth 50: Istanbul leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Istanbul 75, Perth 38: Istanbul leads by 37 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Istanbul and Perth.

Your match

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

Istanbul
Best match
67match

Wins on culture and sights and shopping with your weighting.

Perth
53match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Istanbul in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
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. Istanbul: 1991-2020 normals, Istanbul / Goztepe (9.9 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIstanbulPerth
Official languageTurkishEnglish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+8
Emergency number112000
Elevation100 m2 m
Main airportİstanbul Airport (IST)36 km from centre343 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureIstanbulPerth
City population15,655,9242,141,834
People per km²2,930334
Museums within 10 km7315
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months5 months

Where else could you go?

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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). 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.