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Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Kathmandu or Perth?

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
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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, Perth 86: Perth leads by 82 points.
Food & drink. Kathmandu 55, Perth 58: Perth leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Kathmandu 82, Perth 42: Kathmandu leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. Kathmandu 36, Perth 42: Perth leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Kathmandu 70, Perth 72: Perth leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Kathmandu 56, Perth 48: Kathmandu leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Kathmandu 20, Perth 74: Perth leads by 54 points.
Getting around. Kathmandu 25, Perth 55: Perth leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Kathmandu 55, Perth 44: Kathmandu leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Kathmandu 97, Perth 28: Kathmandu leads by 69 points.
Live music & performing arts. Kathmandu 28, Perth 50: Perth leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu 45, Perth 38: Kathmandu leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kathmandu and Perth.

Your match

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

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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KathmanduPerth

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureKathmanduPerth
Official languageNepaliEnglish
CurrencyNepalese Rupee (NPR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:45UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 100, ambulance 102, fire 101000
Elevation1,300 m2 m
Main airportTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureKathmanduPerth
City population845,7672,141,834
People per km²17,121334
Museums within 10 km915
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.