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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Izmir or Mumbai?

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
  • day trips
  • wellness

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Izmir leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Mumbai 52: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Mumbai 55: Izmir leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Mumbai 48: Izmir leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Mumbai 35: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Mumbai 38: Izmir leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Mumbai 24: Izmir leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on culture and sights 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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirMumbai
Official languageTurkishHindi, English
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation2 m14 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirMumbai
City population4,493,24215,414,288
People per km²4,76025,563
Museums within 10 km291
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 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.