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The Royal Palace, Madrid
MadridThe Royal Palace
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Madrid by Mert Ocak, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Madrid 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 Madrid for

  • shopping
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • beaches

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. Madrid 5, Tbilisi 7: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Madrid 80, Tbilisi 72: Madrid leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Madrid 86, Tbilisi 62: Madrid leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Madrid 85, Tbilisi 70: Madrid leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Madrid 60, Tbilisi 58: Madrid leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Madrid 89, Tbilisi 77: Madrid leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Madrid 68, Tbilisi 45: Madrid leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Madrid 84, Tbilisi 52: Madrid leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Madrid 75, Tbilisi 42: Madrid leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Madrid 50, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Madrid 77, Tbilisi 57: Madrid leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Madrid 36, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Madrid and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Madrid
Best match
66match

Wins on shopping and getting around 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.

Madrid in July

33 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
9 mmrain in the month
12 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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MadridTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Madrid: 1991-2020 normals, Madrid (1.7 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMadridTbilisi
Official languageSpanishGeorgian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number112112
Elevation663 m575 m
Main airportAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)14 km from centre239 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureMadridTbilisi
City population3,506,7301,331,485
People per km²5,8011,849
Museums within 10 km8829
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). 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.