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The Opera House from the water, Sydney
SydneyThe Opera House from the water
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Sydney by Bernard Spragg, CC0; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Sydney or Tbilisi?

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 Sydney for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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. Sydney 95, Tbilisi 7: Sydney leads by 88 points.
Food & drink. Sydney 77, Tbilisi 72: Sydney leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Sydney 60, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Sydney 60, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sydney 85, Tbilisi 58: Sydney leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Sydney 50, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Sydney 75, Tbilisi 45: Sydney leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Sydney 75, Tbilisi 52: Sydney leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Sydney 68, Tbilisi 42: Sydney leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Sydney 22, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sydney 73, Tbilisi 57: Sydney leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sydney 55, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sydney and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Sydney
Best match
66match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices 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.

Sydney in July

18 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
70 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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. Sydney: 1991-2020 normals, Sydney Airport (3.7 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSydneyTbilisi
Official languageEnglishGeorgian
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Lari (GEL)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+10, UTC+11 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number000112
Elevation6 m575 m
Main airportSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)9 km from centre99 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureSydneyTbilisi
City population5,450,4961,331,485
People per km²4491,849
Museums within 10 km3829
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C6 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. 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.