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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Mumbai or Tromso?

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
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Tromso 36: Mumbai leads by 46 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Tromso 27: Mumbai leads by 43 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Tromso 38: Mumbai leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Tromso 14: Mumbai leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Tromso 45: Tromso leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Tromso 60: Tromso leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Tromso 15: Mumbai leads by 51 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Tromso 11: Mumbai leads by 61 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Tromso 32: Mumbai leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Tromso 38: Tromso leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Tromso.

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 shopping with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MumbaiTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiTromso
Official languageHindi, EnglishNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation14 m20 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiTromso
City population15,414,28879,943
People per km²25,56332
Museums within 10 km18
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
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.