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Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth
The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate

Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Perth or Tallinn?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Tallinn for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Tallinn’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, Tallinn 28: Perth leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Perth 58, Tallinn 52: Perth leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Perth 42, Tallinn 68: Tallinn leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Perth 42, Tallinn 44: Tallinn leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Perth 72, Tallinn 55: Perth leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Perth 48, Tallinn 58: Tallinn leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Perth 74, Tallinn 60: Perth leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Perth 55, Tallinn 72: Tallinn leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Perth 44, Tallinn 40: Perth leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Perth 28, Tallinn 47: Tallinn leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Perth and Tallinn are level on 50.
Wellness & relaxation. Perth 38, Tallinn 50: Tallinn leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Tallinn.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Perth
53match

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

Tallinn
52match

Wins on culture and sights and prices 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

Tallinn in July

22 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
18 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. Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre). Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePerthTallinn
Official languageEnglishEstonian
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number000112
Elevation2 m28 m
Main airportPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePerthTallinn
City population2,141,834457,572
People per km²3342,871
Museums within 10 km1516
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.