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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Mumbai or Zagreb?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • getting around
  • families
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Mumbai leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Zagreb 55: Mumbai leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Zagreb 56: Mumbai leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Zagreb 47: Mumbai leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Zagreb 40: Mumbai leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Zagreb 60: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Zagreb 52: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Zagreb 33: Zagreb leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Mumbai
51match

Wins on food and drink and shopping with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on getting around and families 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiZagreb
Official languageHindi, EnglishCroatian
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 m127 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiZagreb
City population15,414,288767,131
People per km²25,563-
Museums within 10 km127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
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.