Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.
Mumbai or Tel Aviv?
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 Tel Aviv for
- beaches
- day trips
- families
What lies behind each score is written up on Tel Aviv’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Tel Aviv.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.
Wins on beaches 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
Tel Aviv in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Mumbai | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Hindi, English | Hebrew |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | New Israeli Sheqel (ILS) |
| Sockets | CM230 V, 50 Hz | CHM230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 | UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer |
| Emergency number | 108 or 112 | Police 100, fire 102 |
| Elevation | 14 m | 5 m |
| Main airport | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations | Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations |
By the numbers
| Measure | Mumbai | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 15,414,288 | 467,875 |
| People per km² | 25,563 | 8,998 |
| Museums within 10 km | 1 | 98 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 3 | 2 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 12 months | 7 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Mumbai or Tel Aviv somewhere new.