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The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Manila 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 Manila for

  • shopping
  • beaches

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • wellness

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. Manila 12, Tbilisi 7: Manila leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Manila 64, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Manila 54, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Manila 64, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manila 40, Tbilisi 58: Tbilisi leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Manila 42, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Manila 42, Tbilisi 45: Tbilisi leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Manila 26, Tbilisi 52: Tbilisi leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Manila 60, Tbilisi 42: Manila leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Manila 77, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manila 50, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manila 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: Manila and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Manila
48match

Wins on shopping and beaches with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips 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.

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManilaTbilisi
Official languageEnglish, Filipino, TaglishGeorgian
CurrencyPhilippine Peso (PHP)Lari (GEL)
SocketsABC220 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+4
Emergency number911112
Elevation9 m575 m
Main airportNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureManilaTbilisi
City population1,902,5901,331,485
People per km²76,1041,849
Museums within 10 km2729
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months-

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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.