Photos: Kochi by Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Plovdiv by Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
Kochi or Plovdiv?
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
- beaches
- wellness
- food and drink
What lies behind each score is written up on Kochi’s own page.
Choose Plovdiv for
- nightlife
- getting around
- day trips
What lies behind each score is written up on Plovdiv’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 Plovdiv.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Too close to call, 2 points apart
Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.
Wins on nightlife 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.
Kochi in July
Plovdiv 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.
Plovdiv has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Plovdiv's sunshine is measured 75 km from the centre, at Kurdjali.
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. Plovdiv: 1997-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Plovdiv (1.2 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Kochi | Plovdiv |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Hindi, English | Bulgarian |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Sockets | CM230 V, 50 Hz | CF230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 | UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer |
| Emergency number | 108 or 112 | 112 |
| Elevation | 0 m | 172 m |
| Main airport | Cochin International Airport (COK)24 km from centre36 non-stop destinations | Plovdiv International Airport (PDV)12 km from centre8 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | - | 15 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Kochi | Plovdiv |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 677,381 | 333,994 |
| People per km² | 7,138 | 3,274 |
| Museums within 10 km | 4 | 18 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 12 months | - |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Kochi or Plovdiv somewhere new.