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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License.

Izmir or Mexico City?

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

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mexico City for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico City’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, Mexico City 5: Izmir leads by 57 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Mexico City 90: Mexico City leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Mexico City 88: Mexico City leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Mexico City 80: Mexico City leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Mexico City 50: Izmir leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Mexico City 75: Izmir leads by 11 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Mexico City 58: Mexico City leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Mexico City 50: Izmir leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Mexico City 76: Mexico City leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 9 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Mexico City 72: Mexico City leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Mexico City 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 Mexico City.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Izmir
62match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

Mexico City
63match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts 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

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirMexico City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirMexico City
Official languageTurkishSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-6
Emergency number112911
Elevation2 m2,240 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirMexico City
City population4,493,2429,209,944
People per km²4,7606,202
Museums within 10 km29108
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km06
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.