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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Mumbai or Reykjavik?

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
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Reykjavik 42: Mumbai leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Reykjavik 25: Mumbai leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Reykjavik 45: Mumbai leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Reykjavik 35: Mumbai leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Reykjavik 25: Mumbai leads by 41 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Reykjavik 6: Mumbai leads by 66 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Reykjavik 45: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 64 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Mumbai
Best match
51match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MumbaiReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiReykjavik
Official languageHindi, EnglishIcelandic
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation14 m8 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiReykjavik
City population15,414,288138,772
People per km²25,563569
Museums within 10 km123
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
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.