Photos: Quito by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Ubud by Pinterpandai, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.
Quito or Ubud?
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 Quito for
- getting around
- nightlife
- culture and sights
What lies behind each score is written up on Quito’s own page.
Choose Ubud for
- wellness
- beaches
- day trips
What lies behind each score is written up on Ubud’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Quito and Ubud.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on getting around and nightlife with your weighting.
Wins on wellness 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.
Quito in July
Ubud in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Quito's station stands 208 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.
Ubud's temperatures are measured 29 km from the centre, at Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai.
Ubud's station stands 209 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.
Ubud has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Quito: 1961-1990 normals, Izobamba-Santa Catalina (16.8 km from centre). Ubud: 1991-2020 normals, Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai (29 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Quito | Ubud |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Spanish, Shuar, Northern Quichua | Indonesian |
| Currency | US Dollar (USD) | Rupiah (IDR) |
| Sockets | AB120 V, 60 Hz | CF50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Left |
| Time zone | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Emergency number | 911 | 112 |
| Elevation | 2,850 m | 210 m |
| Main airport | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)20 km from centre22 non-stop destinations | Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)29 km from centre64 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 11 days | - |
By the numbers
| Measure | Quito | Ubud |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 1,763,275 | - |
| People per km² | 4,735 | - |
| Museums within 10 km | 16 | 14 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 2 | 1 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | - | 12 months |
Where else could you go?
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