Photos: Madrid by Mert Ocak, Pexels License; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.
Madrid or Tel Aviv?
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
- prices
- culture and sights
- getting around
What lies behind each score is written up on Madrid’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: Madrid and Tel Aviv.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.
Wins on beaches 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
Tel Aviv in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Madrid: 1991-2020 normals, Madrid (1.7 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Madrid | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Spanish | Hebrew |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | New Israeli Sheqel (ILS) |
| Sockets | CF230 V, 50 Hz | CHM230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer |
| Emergency number | 112 | Police 100, fire 102 |
| Elevation | 663 m | 5 m |
| Main airport | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)14 km from centre239 non-stop destinations | Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 12 days | - |
By the numbers
| Measure | Madrid | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 3,506,730 | 467,875 |
| People per km² | 5,801 | 8,998 |
| Museums within 10 km | 88 | 98 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 4 | 2 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | - | 7 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Madrid or Tel Aviv somewhere new.