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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Tbilisi or Tel Aviv?

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 Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Tel Aviv’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. Tbilisi 7, Tel Aviv 86: Tel Aviv leads by 79 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Tel Aviv 80: Tel Aviv leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Tel Aviv 57: Tbilisi leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Tel Aviv 82: Tel Aviv leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi 58, Tel Aviv 52: Tbilisi leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Tel Aviv 84: Tel Aviv leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Tel Aviv 68: Tel Aviv leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Tel Aviv 64: Tel Aviv leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Tel Aviv 55: Tel Aviv leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi 80, Tel Aviv 14: Tbilisi leads by 66 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Tel Aviv 70: Tel Aviv leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Tel Aviv 35: Tbilisi leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tbilisi and Tel Aviv.

Your match

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

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Tel Aviv in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
27 °Csea
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. Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre). Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiTel Aviv
Official languageGeorgianHebrew
CurrencyLari (GEL)New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCHM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+4UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112Police 100, fire 102
Elevation575 m5 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days-

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiTel Aviv
City population1,331,485467,875
People per km²1,8498,998
Museums within 10 km2998
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.