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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro, Paris
ParisThe Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Paris by Efrem Efre, Pexels License.

Mumbai or Paris?

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
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Paris for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Paris’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, Paris 9: Mumbai leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Paris 96: Paris leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Paris 97: Paris leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Paris 80: Paris leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Paris 52: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Paris 92: Paris leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Paris 79: Paris leads by 44 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Paris 88: Paris leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Paris 98: Paris leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Paris 25: Mumbai leads by 47 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Paris 88: Paris leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Paris 40: Paris leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Paris.

Your match

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

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Paris
Best match
70match

Wins on getting around and day trips 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

Paris in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
58 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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). Paris: 1991-2020 normals, Paris-Montsouris (4.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiParis
Official languageHindi, EnglishFrench
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation14 m27 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsCharles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)22 km from centre277 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiParis
City population15,414,2882,103,778
People per km²25,56319,960
Museums within 10 km1251
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km34
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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). 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.