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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

London or Quebec 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

  • shopping
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec 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, Quebec City 18: London leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Quebec City 57: London leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Quebec City 70: London leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Quebec City 42: London leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 22 points.
Day trips. London 90, Quebec City 58: London leads by 32 points.
Good for families. London 82, Quebec City 64: London leads by 18 points.
Getting around. London 85, Quebec City 50: London leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Quebec City 45: London leads by 50 points.
Affordability. London 15, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Quebec City 52: London leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Quebec City.

Your match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on shopping and nightlife with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on prices 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.

London in July

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

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LondonQuebec 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). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonQuebec City
Official languageEnglishFrench, English
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112 or 999911
Elevation4 m98 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonQuebec City
City population8,799,728574,482
People per km²5,5981,184
Museums within 10 km21616
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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). 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.