

Photos: Los Angeles by Domenico Convertini, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Tunis by IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
Los Angeles or Tunis?
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 Los Angeles for
- families
- live music and the arts
- nature and the outdoors
What lies behind each score is written up on Los Angeles’s own page.
Choose Tunis for
- prices
- getting around
- day trips
What lies behind each score is written up on Tunis’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: Los Angeles and Tunis.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on families and live music and the arts with your weighting.
Wins on prices 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.
Los Angeles in July
Tunis in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Los Angeles: 1991-2020 normals, Los Angeles Airport (18.5 km from centre). Tunis: 1991-2020 normals, Tunis-Carthage (6 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Los Angeles | Tunis |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | - | Arabic |
| Currency | US Dollar (USD) | Tunisian Dinar (TND) |
| Sockets | AB120 V, 60 Hz | CE230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer | UTC+1 |
| Emergency number | 911 | Police 197, ambulance 190, fire 198 |
| Elevation | 106 m | 4 m |
| Main airport | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)19 km from centre177 non-stop destinations | Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)7 km from centre56 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 13 days | 8 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Los Angeles | Tunis |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 3,898,747 | 602,560 |
| People per km² | 2,994 | 2,834 |
| Museums within 10 km | 39 | 16 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 1 | 3 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | None | 5 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Los Angeles or Tunis somewhere new.