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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

London or Tbilisi?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • families

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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, Tbilisi 7: London leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Tbilisi 72: London leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Tbilisi 62: London leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Tbilisi 70: London leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Tbilisi 58: Tbilisi leads by 1 points.
Day trips. London 90, Tbilisi 77: London leads by 13 points.
Good for families. London 82, Tbilisi 45: London leads by 37 points.
Getting around. London 85, Tbilisi 52: London leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Tbilisi 42: London leads by 53 points.
Affordability. London 15, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 65 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Tbilisi 57: London leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Tbilisi.

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 live music and the arts with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices and wellness 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

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LondonTbilisi

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). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonTbilisi
Official languageEnglishGeorgian
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Lari (GEL)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number112 or 999112
Elevation4 m575 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonTbilisi
City population8,799,7281,331,485
People per km²5,5981,849
Museums within 10 km21629
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.