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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Casino de Monte-Carlo, Monaco
MonacoThe Casino de Monte-Carlo

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Monaco by otterboris, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Izmir or Monaco?

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
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

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

Choose Monaco for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Monaco’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, Monaco 68: Monaco leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Monaco 57: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir and Monaco are level on 55.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Monaco 48: Izmir leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Monaco 70: Monaco leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Monaco 84: Izmir leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Monaco 60: Monaco leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Monaco 78: Monaco leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Monaco 52: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Monaco 3: Izmir leads by 63 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Monaco 63: Monaco leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Monaco 55: Izmir leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Monaco.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Monaco
58match

Wins on getting around 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

Monaco in July

28 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirMonaco

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Monaco: 1991-2020 normals, Nice (19.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirMonaco
Official languageTurkishFrench
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCEF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation2 m68 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsNice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)18 km from centre130 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirMonaco
City population4,493,24238,857
People per km²4,76018,503
Museums within 10 km2914
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months4 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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. 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.