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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Mumbai or Philadelphia?

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 Philadelphia for

  • families
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Philadelphia 62: Mumbai leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Philadelphia 52: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Philadelphia 57: Mumbai leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Philadelphia 40: Mumbai leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Philadelphia 26: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Philadelphia.

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.

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on families 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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
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. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiPhiladelphia
Official languageHindi, English-
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112911
Elevation14 m12 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiPhiladelphia
City population15,414,2881,603,797
People per km²25,5634,339
Museums within 10 km154
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
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. 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.