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The Oriental Pearl Tower and Shanghai Tower, Shanghai
ShanghaiThe Oriental Pearl Tower and Shanghai Tower
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Shanghai by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Shanghai or Stuttgart?

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 Shanghai for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose Stuttgart for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Stuttgart’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. Shanghai 10, Stuttgart 8: Shanghai leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Shanghai 88, Stuttgart 58: Shanghai leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Shanghai 72, Stuttgart 62: Shanghai leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Shanghai 80, Stuttgart 42: Shanghai leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Shanghai 25, Stuttgart 60: Stuttgart leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Shanghai 90, Stuttgart 80: Shanghai leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Shanghai 80, Stuttgart 66: Shanghai leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Shanghai 85, Stuttgart 72: Shanghai leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Shanghai 82, Stuttgart 58: Shanghai leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Shanghai 55, Stuttgart 40: Shanghai leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Shanghai 66, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Shanghai 55, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Shanghai and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Shanghai
Best match
66match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink with your weighting.

Stuttgart
57match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

Shanghai in July

33 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
151 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ShanghaiStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Shanghai: 1991-2020 normals, Shanghai / Hongqiao (8.1 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureShanghaiStuttgart
Official languagePutonghuaGerman
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119112
Elevation4 m245 m
Main airportShanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)33 km from centre207 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureShanghaiStuttgart
City population24,870,895609,365
People per km²3,9222,938
Museums within 10 km4542
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
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). 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.