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The cathedral from the gardens, Malaga
MalagaThe cathedral from the gardens
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Malaga by Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Malaga 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 Malaga for

  • beaches
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • live music and the arts

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. Malaga 77, Tbilisi 7: Malaga leads by 70 points.
Food & drink. Malaga 68, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Malaga 65, Tbilisi 62: Malaga leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Malaga 62, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Malaga 73, Tbilisi 58: Malaga leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Malaga 87, Tbilisi 77: Malaga leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Malaga 70, Tbilisi 45: Malaga leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Malaga 70, Tbilisi 52: Malaga leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Malaga 55, Tbilisi 42: Malaga leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Malaga 55, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Malaga 45, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Malaga 42, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Malaga and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Malaga
Best match
64match

Wins on beaches 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.

Malaga in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MalagaTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Malaga: 1991-2020 normals, Malaga / Aeropuerto (8.2 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMalagaTbilisi
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
Elevation18 m575 m
Main airportMálaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP)8 km from centre166 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureMalagaTbilisi
City population599,0631,331,485
People per km²1,5171,849
Museums within 10 km3229
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.