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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Nairobi or Vilnius?

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
  • nightlife
  • families

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Vilnius 46: Nairobi leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Vilnius 52: Nairobi leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Vilnius 44: Nairobi leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Vilnius 38: Nairobi leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Vilnius 34: Vilnius leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Vilnius.

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 nightlife with your weighting.

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on getting around 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.

Nairobi in July

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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 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. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiVilnius
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliLithuanian
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999112
Elevation1,661 m98 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiVilnius
City population5,545,000619,405
People per km²7,9671,545
Museums within 10 km431
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.