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The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
SofiaThe Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Sofia by Jose Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Sofia 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 Sofia for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • families
  • food and drink
  • day trips

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. Sofia 5, Toulouse 10: Toulouse leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Sofia 45, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Sofia 60, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Sofia 50, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sofia 80, Toulouse 58: Sofia leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Sofia 60, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Sofia 40, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Sofia 65, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Sofia 38, Toulouse 50: Toulouse leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Sofia 78, Toulouse 46: Sofia leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sofia 50, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sofia 45, Toulouse 27: Sofia leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sofia and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Sofia
51match

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

Toulouse
53match

Wins on families and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Sofia in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
64 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 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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SofiaToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sofia: 1991-2020 normals, Sofia Observ. (7.3 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSofiaToulouse
Official languageBulgarianFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation560 m115 m
Main airportSofia Airport (SOF)8 km from centre97 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSofiaToulouse
City population1,213,134514,819
People per km²2,4664,352
Museums within 10 km4224
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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.