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Parliament Hill across the Ottawa River, Ottawa
OttawaParliament Hill across the Ottawa River
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Ottawa by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Ottawa or Vilnius?

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 Ottawa for

  • families
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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. Ottawa 35, Vilnius 17: Ottawa leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Ottawa 45, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Ottawa 62, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Ottawa 35, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ottawa 68, Vilnius 52: Ottawa leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Ottawa 55, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Ottawa 68, Vilnius 44: Ottawa leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Ottawa 62, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Ottawa 40, Vilnius 38: Ottawa leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Ottawa 40, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ottawa 52, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ottawa 55, Vilnius 34: Ottawa leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ottawa and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Ottawa
51match

Wins on families and wellness with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Ottawa in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ottawa: 1991-2020 normals, Ottawa CDA RCS (5.3 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOttawaVilnius
Official languageFrench, EnglishLithuanian
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation70 m98 m
Main airportOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)12 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureOttawaVilnius
City population1,017,449619,405
People per km²3661,545
Museums within 10 km2031
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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