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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License.

London or Mexico City?

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 London for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • families

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

Choose Mexico City for

  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico City’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. London 25, Mexico City 5: London leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Mexico City 90: Mexico City leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Mexico City 88: London leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Mexico City 80: London leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Mexico City 50: London leads by 7 points.
Day trips. London 90, Mexico City 75: London leads by 15 points.
Good for families. London 82, Mexico City 58: London leads by 24 points.
Getting around. London 85, Mexico City 50: London leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Mexico City 76: London leads by 19 points.
Affordability. London 15, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Mexico City 72: London leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London and Mexico City are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Mexico City.

Your match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Mexico City
63match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LondonMexico City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre). Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonMexico City
Official languageEnglishSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC-6
Emergency number112 or 999911
Elevation4 m2,240 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonMexico City
City population8,799,7289,209,944
People per km²5,5986,202
Museums within 10 km216108
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km46

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. 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.