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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Mumbai or Oslo?

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 Mumbai for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose Oslo for

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Oslo’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. Mumbai 18, Oslo 36: Oslo leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Oslo 55: Mumbai leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Oslo 66: Mumbai leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Oslo 48: Mumbai leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Oslo 82: Oslo leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Oslo 52: Oslo leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Oslo 63: Oslo leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Oslo 85: Oslo leads by 47 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Oslo 50: Mumbai leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Oslo 14: Mumbai leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Oslo 62: Oslo leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Oslo 60: Oslo leads by 36 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Oslo.

Your match

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

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Oslo
Best match
56match

Wins on getting around 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.

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 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. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiOslo
Official languageHindi, EnglishNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation14 m23 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiOslo
City population15,414,288717,710
People per km²25,563-
Museums within 10 km160
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 monthsNone

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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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.