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Shitennō-ji temple, Osaka
OsakaShitennō-ji temple
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Osaka by Sarmat Batagov, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Osaka 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 Osaka for

  • families
  • getting around
  • shopping

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices

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. Osaka 34, Tbilisi 7: Osaka leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Osaka 91, Tbilisi 72: Osaka leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Osaka 63, Tbilisi 62: Osaka leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Osaka 80, Tbilisi 70: Osaka leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Osaka and Tbilisi are level on 58.
Day trips. Osaka 97, Tbilisi 77: Osaka leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Osaka 88, Tbilisi 45: Osaka leads by 43 points.
Getting around. Osaka 90, Tbilisi 52: Osaka leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Osaka 80, Tbilisi 42: Osaka leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Osaka 60, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Osaka 66, Tbilisi 57: Osaka leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Osaka and Tbilisi are level on 66.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Osaka and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Osaka
Best match
73match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Osaka in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
175 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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OsakaTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Osaka: 1991-2020 normals, Osaka (1.8 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsakaTbilisi
Official languageJapaneseGeorgian
CurrencyYen (JPY)Lari (GEL)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation20 m575 m
Main airportKansai International Airport (KIX)38 km from centre62 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsakaTbilisi
City population2,751,8621,331,485
People per km²12,3401,849
Museums within 10 km4429
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km61
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. 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.