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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Oslo 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 Oslo for

  • getting around
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • nightlife

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. Oslo 36, Tbilisi 7: Oslo leads by 29 points.
Food & drink. Oslo 55, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Oslo 66, Tbilisi 62: Oslo leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, Tbilisi 58: Oslo leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, Tbilisi 45: Oslo leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, Tbilisi 52: Oslo leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo 50, Tbilisi 42: Oslo leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Oslo 14, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 66 points.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, Tbilisi 57: Oslo leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Oslo and Tbilisi.

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 getting around and beaches with your weighting.

Tbilisi
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

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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OsloTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloTbilisi
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiGeorgian
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110112
Elevation23 m575 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsloTbilisi
City population717,7101,331,485
People per km²-1,849
Museums within 10 km6029
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.