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The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Mexico City or Quebec City?

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 Mexico City for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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. Mexico City 5, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Mexico City 90, Quebec City 57: Mexico City leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Mexico City 88, Quebec City 70: Mexico City leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Mexico City 80, Quebec City 42: Mexico City leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mexico City 50, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Mexico City 75, Quebec City 58: Mexico City leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Mexico City 58, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Mexico City and Quebec City are level on 50.
Shopping & style. Mexico City 76, Quebec City 45: Mexico City leads by 31 points.
Affordability. Mexico City 75, Quebec City 45: Mexico City leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mexico City 72, Quebec City 52: Mexico City leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mexico City 40, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mexico City and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Mexico City
Best match
63match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Mexico CityQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMexico CityQuebec City
Official languageSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec MayaFrench, English
CurrencyMexican Peso (MXN)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsAB127 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation2,240 m98 m
Main airportMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureMexico CityQuebec City
City population9,209,944574,482
People per km²6,2021,184
Museums within 10 km10816
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km61

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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). 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.