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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
Painted colonial houses in the Pelourinho, Salvador
SalvadorPainted colonial houses in the Pelourinho

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Salvador by Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Oslo or Salvador?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Salvador for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Salvador’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, Salvador 84: Salvador leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Oslo 55, Salvador 66: Salvador leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Oslo 66, Salvador 74: Salvador leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, Salvador 70: Salvador leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, Salvador 52: Oslo leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, Salvador 56: Salvador leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, Salvador 42: Oslo leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, Salvador 42: Oslo leads by 43 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo 50, Salvador 42: Oslo leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Oslo 14, Salvador 70: Salvador leads by 56 points.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, Salvador 63: Salvador leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, Salvador 32: Oslo leads by 28 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Oslo and Salvador.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Oslo
56match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Salvador
58match

Wins on prices and beaches 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

Salvador in July

27 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
201 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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OsloSalvador

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). Salvador: 1991-2020 normals, Salvador (4.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloSalvador
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiPortuguese
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation23 m8 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsDeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA)20 km from centre31 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsloSalvador
City population717,7102,417,678
People per km²-3,489
Museums within 10 km6049
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 months

Where else could you go?

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.