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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Mumbai or Prague?

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

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • prices

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

Choose Prague for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Prague’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, Prague 10: Mumbai leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Prague 50: Mumbai leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Prague 83: Prague leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Prague 65: Prague leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Prague 58: Prague leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Prague 77: Prague leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Prague 50: Prague leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Prague 83: Prague leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Prague 50: Mumbai leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Prague 62: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Prague 76: Prague leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Prague 40: Prague leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Prague.

Your match

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

Mumbai
51match

Wins on food and drink and shopping with your weighting.

Prague
Best match
59match

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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine 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). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiPrague
Official languageHindi, EnglishCzech
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation14 m235 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiPrague
City population15,414,2881,397,880
People per km²25,5632,817
Museums within 10 km188
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. 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.