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São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Sao Paulo or Toulouse?

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

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • shopping

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Sao Paulo leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Sao Paulo 84, Toulouse 66: Sao Paulo leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Sao Paulo 60, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Sao Paulo 86, Toulouse 56: Sao Paulo leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sao Paulo 48, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Sao Paulo 47, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Sao Paulo 52, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Sao Paulo 44, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Sao Paulo 70, Toulouse 50: Sao Paulo leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Sao Paulo 62, Toulouse 46: Sao Paulo leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sao Paulo 76, Toulouse 58: Sao Paulo leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sao Paulo 25, Toulouse 27: Toulouse leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sao Paulo and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Sao Paulo
Best match
58match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Toulouse
53match

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

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Sao PauloToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSao PauloToulouse
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 m115 m
Main airportSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSao PauloToulouse
City population11,451,999514,819
People per km²7,5194,352
Museums within 10 km9024
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.