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Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Strasbourg or Xi'an?

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 Strasbourg for

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • wellness

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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. Strasbourg 10, Xi'an 4: Strasbourg leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Strasbourg 66, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Strasbourg 70, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Strasbourg 40, Xi'an 42: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Strasbourg and Xi'an are level on 62.
Day trips. Strasbourg and Xi'an are level on 80.
Good for families. Strasbourg 66, Xi'an 48: Strasbourg leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Strasbourg 79, Xi'an 66: Strasbourg leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Strasbourg 52, Xi'an 50: Strasbourg leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Strasbourg 44, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Strasbourg 56, Xi'an 40: Strasbourg leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Strasbourg 55, Xi'an 40: Strasbourg leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Strasbourg and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on families and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Strasbourg in July

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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 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. Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStrasbourgXi'an
Official languageFrenchPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation132 m405 m
Main airportStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureStrasbourgXi'an
City population293,77112,952,907
People per km²3,7521,283
Museums within 10 km219
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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.