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The old town below the fortress, Salzburg
SalzburgThe old town below the fortress
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Salzburg by Leonhard Niederwimmer, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Salzburg 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 Salzburg for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • families

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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. Salzburg 35, Vilnius 17: Salzburg leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Salzburg 45, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Salzburg 72, Vilnius 66: Salzburg leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Salzburg 25, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Salzburg 86, Vilnius 52: Salzburg leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Salzburg 80, Vilnius 60: Salzburg leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Salzburg 65, Vilnius 44: Salzburg leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Salzburg 72, Vilnius 68: Salzburg leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Salzburg 48, Vilnius 38: Salzburg leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Salzburg 32, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Salzburg 80, Vilnius 54: Salzburg leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Salzburg 55, Vilnius 34: Salzburg leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Salzburg and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Salzburg
Best match
58match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Salzburg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
7 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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SalzburgVilnius

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Salzburg: 1991-2020 normals, Salzburg (3.4 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSalzburgVilnius
Official languageGerman, Austrian Sign LanguageLithuanian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation424 m98 m
Main airportSalzburg Airport (SZG)3 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureSalzburgVilnius
City population155,021619,405
People per km²2,3601,545
Museums within 10 km3831
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33

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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). 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.