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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; London by AXP Photography, Pexels License.

Izmir or London?

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 Izmir for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • wellness

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

Choose London for

  • live music and the arts
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on London’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. Izmir 62, London 25: Izmir leads by 37 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, London 84: London leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, London 94: London leads by 39 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, London 88: London leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, London 57: Izmir leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, London 90: London leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, London 82: London leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, London 85: London leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, London 95: London leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, London 15: Izmir leads by 51 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, London 98: London leads by 50 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, London 40: Izmir leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and London.

Your match

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

Izmir
62match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

London
Best match
71match

Wins on live music and the arts and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirLondon

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirLondon
Official languageTurkishEnglish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Pound Sterling (GBP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number112112 or 999
Elevation2 m4 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirLondon
City population4,493,2428,799,728
People per km²4,7605,598
Museums within 10 km29216
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km04
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months-

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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.