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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Pisa or Sao Paulo?

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 Pisa for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • wellness

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

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’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. Pisa 58, Sao Paulo 42: Pisa leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Sao Paulo 60: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Sao Paulo 48: Pisa leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Sao Paulo 47: Pisa leads by 45 points.
Good for families. Pisa and Sao Paulo are level on 52.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Sao Paulo 44: Pisa leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Sao Paulo 62: Sao Paulo leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Sao Paulo 25: Pisa leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Sao Paulo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Pisa
57match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
58match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PisaSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaSao Paulo
Official languageItalianPortuguese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation4 m760 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaSao Paulo
City population88,73711,451,999
People per km²4797,519
Museums within 10 km2790
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.