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Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Perth or Reykjavik?

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 Perth for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • families

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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. Perth 86, Reykjavik 12: Perth leads by 74 points.
Food & drink. Perth 58, Reykjavik 42: Perth leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Perth 42, Reykjavik 25: Perth leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Perth 42, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Perth 72, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Perth 48, Reykjavik 35: Perth leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Perth 74, Reykjavik 55: Perth leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Perth and Reykjavik are level on 55.
Shopping & style. Perth 44, Reykjavik 25: Perth leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Perth 28, Reykjavik 6: Perth leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Perth 50, Reykjavik 45: Perth leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Perth 38, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 50 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PerthReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePerthReykjavik
Official languageEnglishIcelandic
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC
Emergency number000112
Elevation2 m8 m
Main airportPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasurePerthReykjavik
City population2,141,834138,772
People per km²334569
Museums within 10 km1523
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 monthsNone

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). 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.