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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Nairobi or Tbilisi?

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 Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • shopping

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • day trips
  • wellness
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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. Nairobi 4, Tbilisi 7: Tbilisi leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Tbilisi 58: Nairobi leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 49 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Tbilisi 45: Nairobi leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Tbilisi 52: Tbilisi leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Tbilisi 42: Nairobi leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 41 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NairobiTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiTbilisi
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliGeorgian
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Lari (GEL)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999112
Elevation1,661 m575 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiTbilisi
City population5,545,0001,331,485
People per km²7,9671,849
Museums within 10 km429
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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). 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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.