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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
The old town below the fortress, Salzburg
SalzburgThe old town below the fortress

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Salzburg by Leonhard Niederwimmer, Pexels License.

London or Salzburg?

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

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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

Choose Salzburg for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Salzburg’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, Salzburg 35: Salzburg leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Salzburg 45: London leads by 39 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Salzburg 72: London leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Salzburg 25: London leads by 63 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Salzburg 86: Salzburg leads by 29 points.
Day trips. London 90, Salzburg 80: London leads by 10 points.
Good for families. London 82, Salzburg 65: London leads by 17 points.
Getting around. London 85, Salzburg 72: London leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Salzburg 48: London leads by 47 points.
Affordability. London 15, Salzburg 32: Salzburg leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Salzburg 80: London leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Salzburg 55: Salzburg leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Salzburg.

Your match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

Salzburg
58match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices 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

Salzburg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LondonSalzburg

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). Salzburg: 1991-2020 normals, Salzburg (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonSalzburg
Official languageEnglishGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112 or 999112
Elevation4 m424 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsSalzburg Airport (SZG)3 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonSalzburg
City population8,799,728155,021
People per km²5,5982,360
Museums within 10 km21638
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.