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Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Kathmandu or Tel Aviv?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tel Aviv’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, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 82 points.
Food & drink. Kathmandu 55, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Kathmandu 82, Tel Aviv 57: Kathmandu leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Kathmandu 36, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Kathmandu 70, Tel Aviv 52: Kathmandu leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Kathmandu 56, Tel Aviv 84: Tel Aviv leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Kathmandu 20, Tel Aviv 68: Tel Aviv leads by 48 points.
Getting around. Kathmandu 25, Tel Aviv 64: Tel Aviv leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Kathmandu and Tel Aviv are level on 55.
Affordability. Kathmandu 97, Tel Aviv 14: Kathmandu leads by 83 points.
Live music & performing arts. Kathmandu 28, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu 45, Tel Aviv 35: Kathmandu leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kathmandu and Tel Aviv.

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.

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

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

Tel Aviv in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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KathmanduTel Aviv

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureKathmanduTel Aviv
Official languageNepaliHebrew
CurrencyNepalese Rupee (NPR)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:45UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, ambulance 102, fire 101Police 100, fire 102
Elevation1,300 m5 m
Main airportTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureKathmanduTel Aviv
City population845,767467,875
People per km²17,1218,998
Museums within 10 km998
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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.