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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The old town below the fortress, Salzburg
SalzburgThe old town below the fortress

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Salzburg by Leonhard Niederwimmer, Pexels License.

Mumbai or Salzburg?

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
  • nightlife

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

Choose Salzburg for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Salzburg’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, Salzburg 35: Salzburg leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Salzburg 45: Mumbai leads by 37 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Salzburg 72: Salzburg leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Salzburg 25: Mumbai leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Salzburg 86: Salzburg leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Salzburg 80: Salzburg leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Salzburg 65: Salzburg leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Salzburg 72: Salzburg leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Salzburg 48: Mumbai leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Salzburg 32: Mumbai leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Salzburg 80: Salzburg leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Salzburg 55: Salzburg leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Salzburg.

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.

Salzburg
Best match
58match

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

Salzburg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
7 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). Salzburg: 1991-2020 normals, Salzburg (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiSalzburg
Official languageHindi, EnglishGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation14 m424 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsSalzburg Airport (SZG)3 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiSalzburg
City population15,414,288155,021
People per km²25,5632,360
Museums within 10 km138
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33
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.