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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The old town below the fortress, Salzburg
SalzburgThe old town below the fortress

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Salzburg by Leonhard Niederwimmer, Pexels License.

Philadelphia or Salzburg?

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 Philadelphia for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose Salzburg for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Salzburg’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. Philadelphia 36, Salzburg 35: Philadelphia leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Salzburg 45: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia and Salzburg are level on 72.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Salzburg 25: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Salzburg 86: Salzburg leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia and Salzburg are level on 80.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Salzburg 65: Philadelphia leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Salzburg 72: Salzburg leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Salzburg 48: Philadelphia leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Salzburg 32: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Salzburg 80: Salzburg leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Salzburg 55: Salzburg leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Salzburg.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink with your weighting.

Salzburg
58match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Salzburg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PhiladelphiaSalzburg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Salzburg: 1991-2020 normals, Salzburg (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaSalzburg
Official language-German, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m424 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsSalzburg Airport (SZG)3 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaSalzburg
City population1,603,797155,021
People per km²4,3392,360
Museums within 10 km5438
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.