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Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags
The minaret and dome of the Zitouna Mosque, Tunis
TunisThe minaret and dome of the Zitouna Mosque

Photos: Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tunis by IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Kathmandu or Tunis?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tunis for

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Tunis’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, Tunis 60: Tunis leads by 56 points.
Food & drink. Kathmandu 55, Tunis 60: Tunis leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Kathmandu 82, Tunis 76: Kathmandu leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Kathmandu 36, Tunis 33: Kathmandu leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Kathmandu 70, Tunis 45: Kathmandu leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Kathmandu 56, Tunis 77: Tunis leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Kathmandu 20, Tunis 38: Tunis leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Kathmandu 25, Tunis 48: Tunis leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Kathmandu 55, Tunis 50: Kathmandu leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Kathmandu 97, Tunis 86: Kathmandu leads by 11 points.
Live music & performing arts. Kathmandu 28, Tunis 38: Tunis leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu 45, Tunis 58: Tunis leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kathmandu and Tunis.

Your match

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

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

Tunis
Best match
56match

Wins on beaches and getting around 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

Tunis in July

34 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 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. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre). Tunis: 1991-2020 normals, Tunis-Carthage (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureKathmanduTunis
Official languageNepaliArabic
CurrencyNepalese Rupee (NPR)Tunisian Dinar (TND)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:45UTC+1
Emergency numberPolice 100, ambulance 102, fire 101Police 197, ambulance 190, fire 198
Elevation1,300 m4 m
Main airportTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsTunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)7 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-8 days

By the numbers

MeasureKathmanduTunis
City population845,767602,560
People per km²17,1212,834
Museums within 10 km916
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.