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Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Kathmandu 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 Kathmandu for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • shopping

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

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. Kathmandu 4, Tbilisi 7: Tbilisi leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Kathmandu 55, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Kathmandu 82, Tbilisi 62: Kathmandu leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Kathmandu 36, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Kathmandu 70, Tbilisi 58: Kathmandu leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Kathmandu 56, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Kathmandu 20, Tbilisi 45: Tbilisi leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Kathmandu 25, Tbilisi 52: Tbilisi leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Kathmandu 55, Tbilisi 42: Kathmandu leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Kathmandu 97, Tbilisi 80: Kathmandu leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Kathmandu 28, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu 45, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kathmandu and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on nightlife 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
14 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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KathmanduTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureKathmanduTbilisi
Official languageNepaliGeorgian
CurrencyNepalese Rupee (NPR)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:45UTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 100, ambulance 102, fire 101112
Elevation1,300 m575 m
Main airportTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-17 days

By the numbers

MeasureKathmanduTbilisi
City population845,7671,331,485
People per km²17,1211,849
Museums within 10 km929
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.