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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Prague or Vilnius?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • beaches
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Prague and Vilnius are level on 50.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Vilnius 66: Prague leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Vilnius 46: Prague leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Vilnius 52: Prague leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Vilnius 60: Prague leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Vilnius 44: Prague leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Vilnius 68: Prague leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Vilnius 38: Prague leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Prague 62, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Vilnius 54: Prague leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Vilnius 34: Prague leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

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

Vilnius
49match

Wins on beaches and prices 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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 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. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueVilnius
Official languageCzechLithuanian
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation235 m98 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePragueVilnius
City population1,397,880619,405
People per km²2,8171,545
Museums within 10 km8831
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). 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.