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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Oslo or Strasbourg?

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

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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, Strasbourg 10: Oslo leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Oslo 55, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Oslo 66, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, Strasbourg 40: Oslo leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, Strasbourg 62: Oslo leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, Strasbourg 79: Oslo leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo 50, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Oslo 14, Strasbourg 44: Strasbourg leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, Strasbourg 56: Oslo leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, Strasbourg 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 Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Oslo
56match

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

Strasbourg
57match

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

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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OsloStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloStrasbourg
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiFrench
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110112
Elevation23 m132 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsloStrasbourg
City population717,710293,771
People per km²-3,752
Museums within 10 km6021
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.