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The Colosseum, Rome
RomeThe Colosseum
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Rome by Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Rome 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 Rome for

  • shopping
  • beaches
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • getting around

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. Rome 50, Vilnius 17: Rome leads by 33 points.
Food & drink. Rome 82, Vilnius 50: Rome leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Rome 99, Vilnius 66: Rome leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Rome 58, Vilnius 46: Rome leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Rome 58, Vilnius 52: Rome leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Rome 92, Vilnius 60: Rome leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Rome 50, Vilnius 44: Rome leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Rome 60, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Rome 72, Vilnius 38: Rome leads by 34 points.
Affordability. Rome 38, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Rome 68, Vilnius 54: Rome leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Rome 40, Vilnius 34: Rome leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Rome and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Rome
Best match
64match

Wins on shopping and beaches with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

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.

Rome in July

31 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
21 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rome's sunshine is measured 31 km from the centre, at Vigna Di Valle.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Rome: 1991-2020 normals, Roma / Ciampino (15.1 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureRomeVilnius
Official languageItalianLithuanian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation21 m98 m
Main airportRome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO)23 km from centre242 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureRomeVilnius
City population2,748,109619,405
People per km²2,1351,545
Museums within 10 km17831
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km73
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.