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Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Kathmandu 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 Kathmandu for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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. Kathmandu 4, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Kathmandu 55, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Kathmandu 82, Mumbai 70: Kathmandu leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Kathmandu 36, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Kathmandu 70, Mumbai 55: Kathmandu leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Kathmandu 56, Mumbai 48: Kathmandu leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Kathmandu 20, Mumbai 35: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Kathmandu 25, Mumbai 38: Mumbai leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Kathmandu 55, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Kathmandu 97, Mumbai 72: Kathmandu leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Kathmandu 28, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu 45, Mumbai 24: Kathmandu leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kathmandu and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Mumbai
Best match
51match

Wins on food and drink 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.

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 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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KathmanduMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureKathmanduMumbai
Official languageNepaliHindi, English
CurrencyNepalese Rupee (NPR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:45UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 100, ambulance 102, fire 101108 or 112
Elevation1,300 m14 m
Main airportTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureKathmanduMumbai
City population845,76715,414,288
People per km²17,12125,563
Museums within 10 km91
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

Where else could you go?

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.