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The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro, Paris
ParisThe Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro
Castle Square and the Royal Castle, Warsaw
WarsawCastle Square and the Royal Castle

Photos: Paris by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Warsaw by Raymond Petrik, Pexels License.

Paris or Warsaw?

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 Paris for

  • shopping
  • day trips
  • food and drink

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

Choose Warsaw for

  • prices
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Warsaw’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. Paris 9, Warsaw 12: Warsaw leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Paris 96, Warsaw 60: Paris leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Paris 97, Warsaw 70: Paris leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Paris 80, Warsaw 66: Paris leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Paris 52, Warsaw 47: Paris leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Paris 92, Warsaw 52: Paris leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Paris 79, Warsaw 62: Paris leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Paris 88, Warsaw 72: Paris leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Paris 98, Warsaw 55: Paris leads by 43 points.
Affordability. Paris 25, Warsaw 64: Warsaw leads by 39 points.
Live music & performing arts. Paris 88, Warsaw 63: Paris leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Paris 40, Warsaw 35: Paris leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Paris and Warsaw.

Your match

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

Paris
Best match
70match

Wins on shopping and day trips with your weighting.

Warsaw
55match

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.

Paris in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
58 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Warsaw in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ParisWarsaw

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Paris: 1991-2020 normals, Paris-Montsouris (4.6 km from centre). Warsaw: 1991-2020 normals, Warszawa-Okecie (7.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureParisWarsaw
Official languageFrenchPolish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Zloty (PLN)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation27 m118 m
Main airportCharles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)22 km from centre277 non-stop destinationsWarsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)8 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureParisWarsaw
City population2,103,7781,862,402
People per km²19,9603,601
Museums within 10 km251117
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.