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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Prague 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 Prague for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • food and drink
  • beaches
  • nightlife

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. Prague 10, Sao Paulo 42: Sao Paulo leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Sao Paulo 60: Prague leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Sao Paulo 48: Prague leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Sao Paulo 47: Prague leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Sao Paulo 52: Sao Paulo leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Sao Paulo 44: Prague leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Prague and Sao Paulo are level on 62.
Live music & performing arts. Prague and Sao Paulo are level on 76.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Sao Paulo 25: Prague leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague 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

Prague
59match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
58match

Wins on food and drink and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Prague in July

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

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PragueSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueSao Paulo
Official languageCzechPortuguese
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation235 m760 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 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

MeasurePragueSao Paulo
City population1,397,88011,451,999
People per km²2,8177,519
Museums within 10 km8890
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.