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The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
San FranciscoThe Golden Gate Bridge
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: San Francisco by Elijah Cobb, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

San Francisco or Tbilisi?

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 San Francisco for

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

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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. San Francisco 25, Tbilisi 7: San Francisco leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. San Francisco 82, Tbilisi 72: San Francisco leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. San Francisco 68, Tbilisi 62: San Francisco leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. San Francisco 58, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. San Francisco 80, Tbilisi 58: San Francisco leads by 22 points.
Day trips. San Francisco 72, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 5 points.
Good for families. San Francisco 66, Tbilisi 45: San Francisco leads by 21 points.
Getting around. San Francisco 70, Tbilisi 52: San Francisco leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. San Francisco 58, Tbilisi 42: San Francisco leads by 16 points.
Affordability. San Francisco 14, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 66 points.
Live music & performing arts. San Francisco 76, Tbilisi 57: San Francisco leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. San Francisco 42, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: San Francisco and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

San Francisco
59match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

San Francisco in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
13 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No seasea
15 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. San Francisco: 1981-2010 normals, Alameda Naval Air Station (9.1 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSan FranciscoTbilisi
Official language-Georgian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Lari (GEL)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-8, UTC-7 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number911112
Elevation16 m575 m
Main airportSan Francisco International Airport (SFO)18 km from centre142 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureSan FranciscoTbilisi
City population873,9651,331,485
People per km²1,4551,849
Museums within 10 km5129
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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). 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.