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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The minaret and dome of the Zitouna Mosque, Tunis
TunisThe minaret and dome of the Zitouna Mosque

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Tunis by IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Tunis?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • nightlife

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

Choose Tunis for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Tunis’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, Tunis 60: Tunis leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Tunis 60: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Tunis 76: Tunis leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Tunis 33: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Tunis 45: Philadelphia leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Tunis 77: Philadelphia leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Tunis 38: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Tunis 48: Philadelphia leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Tunis 50: Philadelphia leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Tunis 86: Tunis leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Tunis 38: Philadelphia leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Tunis 58: Tunis leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Tunis.

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 live music and the arts and families with your weighting.

Tunis
56match

Wins on prices 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Tunis in July

34 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 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. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Tunis: 1991-2020 normals, Tunis-Carthage (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaTunis
Official language-Arabic
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Tunisian Dinar (TND)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number911Police 197, ambulance 190, fire 198
Elevation12 m4 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsTunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)7 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaTunis
City population1,603,797602,560
People per km²4,3392,834
Museums within 10 km5416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.