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The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica in Fort Kochi, Kochi
KochiThe Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica in Fort Kochi
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Kochi by Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Kochi or Manila?

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 Kochi for

  • wellness
  • beaches
  • getting around

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

Choose Manila for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’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. Kochi 38, Manila 12: Kochi leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Kochi 66, Manila 64: Kochi leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Kochi 62, Manila 54: Kochi leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Kochi 18, Manila 64: Manila leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Kochi 55, Manila 40: Kochi leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Kochi 52, Manila 42: Kochi leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Kochi 40, Manila 42: Manila leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Kochi 44, Manila 26: Kochi leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Kochi 45, Manila 60: Manila leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Kochi 88, Manila 77: Kochi leads by 11 points.
Live music & performing arts. Kochi 40, Manila 50: Manila leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Kochi 70, Manila 40: Kochi leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kochi and Manila.

Your match

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

Kochi
Best match
52match

Wins on wellness and beaches with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Kochi in July

27 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
439 mmrain in the month
27 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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KochiManila

Where the figures come from

Kochi has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kochi: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km. Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureKochiManila
Official languageHindi, EnglishEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+8
Emergency number108 or 112911
Elevation0 m9 m
Main airportCochin International Airport (COK)24 km from centre36 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-18 days

By the numbers

MeasureKochiManila
City population677,3811,902,590
People per km²7,13876,104
Museums within 10 km427
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months12 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Temperature and rainfall for destinations with no weather station are from the NASA POWER 2001-2020 climatology, derived from MERRA-2. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.