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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Tbilisi or Thessaloniki?

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

  • wellness
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Thessaloniki 73: Thessaloniki leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi 58, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Thessaloniki 74: Tbilisi leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Thessaloniki 50: Thessaloniki leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Thessaloniki 60: Thessaloniki leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Thessaloniki 50: Thessaloniki leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi 80, Thessaloniki 66: Tbilisi leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Thessaloniki 52: Tbilisi leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Thessaloniki 33: Tbilisi leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tbilisi and Thessaloniki.

Your match

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

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

Wins on beaches 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.

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

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TbilisiThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiThessaloniki
Official languageGeorgianGreek
CurrencyLari (GEL)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+4UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation575 m6 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiThessaloniki
City population1,331,485309,617
People per km²1,84916,042
Museums within 10 km2932
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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. 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.