Photos: Kochi by Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Muscat by Alli Khalil, CC BY 4.0, cropped.
Kochi or Muscat?
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
- prices
- getting around
- food and drink
What lies behind each score is written up on Kochi’s own page.
Choose Muscat for
- beaches
- nature and the outdoors
- families
What lies behind each score is written up on Muscat’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kochi and Muscat.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on prices and getting around with your weighting.
Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors 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
Muscat in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
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.
Muscat's sunshine is measured 32 km from the centre, at Seeb, International Airport.
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. Muscat: 1991-2020 normals, Qaboos Port (3.4 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Kochi | Muscat |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Hindi, English | Arabic |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Rial Omani (OMR) |
| Sockets | CM230 V, 50 Hz | CG240 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 | UTC+4 |
| Emergency number | 108 or 112 | 968 |
| Elevation | 0 m | 69 m |
| Main airport | Cochin International Airport (COK)24 km from centre36 non-stop destinations | Muscat International Airport (MCT)31 km from centre83 non-stop destinations |
By the numbers
| Measure | Kochi | Muscat |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 677,381 | 1,421,409 |
| People per km² | 7,138 | 406 |
| Museums within 10 km | 4 | 10 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 12 months | 12 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Kochi or Muscat somewhere new.