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The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Lyon 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 Lyon for

  • getting around
  • families
  • shopping

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nightlife

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. Lyon 12, Tbilisi 7: Lyon leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Lyon 84, Tbilisi 72: Lyon leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Lyon 77, Tbilisi 62: Lyon leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Lyon 58, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lyon 64, Tbilisi 58: Lyon leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Lyon and Tbilisi are level on 77.
Good for families. Lyon 62, Tbilisi 45: Lyon leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Lyon 77, Tbilisi 52: Lyon leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Lyon 58, Tbilisi 42: Lyon leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Lyon 42, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Lyon 68, Tbilisi 57: Lyon leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lyon 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: Lyon and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Lyon
Best match
60match

Wins on getting around and families 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.

Lyon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
66 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 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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LyonTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Lyon: 1991-2020 normals, Lyon / Bron (10.6 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLyonTbilisi
Official languageFrenchGeorgian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number112112
Elevation160 m575 m
Main airportLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureLyonTbilisi
City population519,1271,331,485
People per km²10,8381,849
Museums within 10 km4329
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.