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Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth
The Colosseum, Rome
RomeThe Colosseum

Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Rome by Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Perth or Rome?

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
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Rome for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Rome’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, Rome 50: Perth leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Perth 58, Rome 82: Rome leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Perth 42, Rome 99: Rome leads by 57 points.
Nightlife. Perth 42, Rome 58: Rome leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Perth 72, Rome 58: Perth leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Perth 48, Rome 92: Rome leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Perth 74, Rome 50: Perth leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Perth 55, Rome 60: Rome leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Perth 44, Rome 72: Rome leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Perth 28, Rome 38: Rome leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Perth 50, Rome 68: Rome leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Perth 38, Rome 40: Rome leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Rome.

Your match

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

Perth
53match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Rome
Best match
64match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

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

Rome in July

31 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
21 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rome's sunshine is measured 31 km from the centre, at Vigna Di Valle.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre). Rome: 1991-2020 normals, Roma / Ciampino (15.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePerthRome
Official languageEnglishItalian
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number000112
Elevation2 m21 m
Main airportPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsRome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO)23 km from centre242 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasurePerthRome
City population2,141,8342,748,109
People per km²3342,135
Museums within 10 km15178
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km17
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months5 months

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.