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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Izmir or Tbilisi?

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
  • shopping
  • getting around

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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, Tbilisi 7: Izmir leads by 55 points.
Food & drink. Izmir and Tbilisi are level on 72.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Tbilisi 58: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Tbilisi 77: Izmir leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Tbilisi 45: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Tbilisi 52: Izmir leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Tbilisi 42: Izmir leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Tbilisi.

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 shopping with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices and nightlife 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

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirTbilisi
Official languageTurkishGeorgian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+4
Emergency number112112
Elevation2 m575 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirTbilisi
City population4,493,2421,331,485
People per km²4,7601,849
Museums within 10 km2929
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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.