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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Izmir or Oslo?

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
  • day trips
  • beaches

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

Choose Oslo for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Oslo’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, Oslo 36: Izmir leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Oslo 55: Izmir leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Oslo 66: Oslo leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Oslo 48: Izmir leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Oslo 82: Oslo leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Oslo 52: Izmir leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Oslo 63: Oslo leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Oslo 85: Oslo leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Oslo 50: Izmir leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Oslo 14: Izmir leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Oslo 62: Oslo leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Oslo 60: Oslo leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Oslo.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Oslo
56match

Wins on getting around 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.

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

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirOslo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirOslo
Official languageTurkishNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation2 m23 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirOslo
City population4,493,242717,710
People per km²4,760-
Museums within 10 km2960
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 monthsNone

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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.