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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Munich or Xi'an?

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 Munich for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • beaches

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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. Munich 28, Xi'an 4: Munich leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Xi'an 42: Munich leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Xi'an 62: Munich leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Xi'an 80: Munich leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Xi'an 48: Munich leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Xi'an 66: Munich leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Xi'an 50: Munich leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Xi'an 40: Munich leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Xi'an 40: Munich leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on live music and the arts and families with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 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. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichXi'an
Official languageGermanPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation519 m405 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichXi'an
City population1,505,03612,952,907
People per km²4,8441,283
Museums within 10 km749
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.