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Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
SofiaThe Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Photos: Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sofia by Jose Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Quebec City or Sofia?

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 Quebec City for

  • families
  • beaches
  • food and drink

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

Choose Sofia for

  • prices
  • getting around
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Sofia’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. Quebec City 18, Sofia 5: Quebec City leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Quebec City 57, Sofia 45: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Quebec City 70, Sofia 60: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Quebec City 42, Sofia 50: Sofia leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Quebec City 79, Sofia 80: Sofia leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Quebec City 58, Sofia 60: Sofia leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Quebec City 64, Sofia 40: Quebec City leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Quebec City 50, Sofia 65: Sofia leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Quebec City 45, Sofia 38: Quebec City leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Quebec City 45, Sofia 78: Sofia leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Quebec City 52, Sofia 50: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Quebec City 55, Sofia 45: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Quebec City and Sofia.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Quebec City
53match

Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.

Sofia
51match

Wins on prices and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Sofia in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
64 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Quebec CitySofia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre). Sofia: 1991-2020 normals, Sofia Observ. (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureQuebec CitySofia
Official languageFrench, EnglishBulgarian
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation98 m560 m
Main airportQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinationsSofia Airport (SOF)8 km from centre97 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureQuebec CitySofia
City population574,4821,213,134
People per km²1,1842,466
Museums within 10 km1642
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

Where else could you go?

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.