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Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Quebec City or Xi'an?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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, Xi'an 4: Quebec City leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Quebec City 57, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Quebec City 70, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Quebec City and Xi'an are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Quebec City 79, Xi'an 62: Quebec City leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Quebec City 58, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Quebec City 64, Xi'an 48: Quebec City leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Quebec City 50, Xi'an 66: Xi'an leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Quebec City 45, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Quebec City 45, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Quebec City 52, Xi'an 40: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Quebec City 55, Xi'an 40: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Quebec City and Xi'an.

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 nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices and day trips 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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
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. Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureQuebec CityXi'an
Official languageFrench, EnglishPutonghua
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number911Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation98 m405 m
Main airportQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureQuebec CityXi'an
City population574,48212,952,907
People per km²1,1841,283
Museums within 10 km169
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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. 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.