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Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Perth or Zagreb?

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 Zagreb for

  • prices
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Perth leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Perth 58, Zagreb 55: Perth leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Perth 42, Zagreb 56: Zagreb leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Perth 42, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Perth 72, Zagreb 62: Perth leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Perth 48, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Perth 74, Zagreb 52: Perth leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Perth 55, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Perth 44, Zagreb 40: Perth leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Perth 28, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Perth 50, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Perth 38, Zagreb 33: Perth leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Zagreb.

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 families with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on prices and getting around 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePerthZagreb
Official languageEnglishCroatian
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number000112
Elevation2 m127 m
Main airportPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePerthZagreb
City population2,141,834767,131
People per km²334-
Museums within 10 km1527
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months-

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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.