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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Oslo or Quebec City?

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 Oslo for

  • getting around
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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. Oslo 36, Quebec City 18: Oslo leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Oslo 55, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Oslo 66, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, Quebec City 42: Oslo leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, Quebec City 79: Oslo leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, Quebec City 50: Oslo leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo 50, Quebec City 45: Oslo leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Oslo 14, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 31 points.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, Quebec City 52: Oslo leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, Quebec City 55: Oslo leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Oslo and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Oslo
Best match
56match

Wins on getting around and beaches with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on prices 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.

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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OsloQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloQuebec City
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiFrench, English
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110911
Elevation23 m98 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsloQuebec City
City population717,710574,482
People per km²-1,184
Museums within 10 km6016
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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