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São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Sao Paulo or Strasbourg?

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 Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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. Sao Paulo 42, Strasbourg 10: Sao Paulo leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Sao Paulo 84, Strasbourg 66: Sao Paulo leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Sao Paulo 60, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Sao Paulo 86, Strasbourg 40: Sao Paulo leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sao Paulo 48, Strasbourg 62: Strasbourg leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Sao Paulo 47, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Sao Paulo 52, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Sao Paulo 44, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Sao Paulo 70, Strasbourg 52: Sao Paulo leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Sao Paulo 62, Strasbourg 44: Sao Paulo leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sao Paulo 76, Strasbourg 56: Sao Paulo leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sao Paulo 25, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sao Paulo and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Sao Paulo
58match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on getting around 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.

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Sao PauloStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSao PauloStrasbourg
Official languagePortugueseFrench
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCN60 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193112
Elevation760 m132 m
Main airportSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSao PauloStrasbourg
City population11,451,999293,771
People per km²7,5193,752
Museums within 10 km9021
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

Where else could you go?

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.