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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi for

  • nightlife
  • wellness
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • shopping

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. Tbilisi 7, Xi'an 4: Tbilisi leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Xi'an 70: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Xi'an 42: Tbilisi leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi 58, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Xi'an 48: Xi'an leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Xi'an 66: Xi'an leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi and Xi'an are level on 80.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Xi'an 40: Tbilisi leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Xi'an 40: Tbilisi leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tbilisi 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

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on nightlife and wellness with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around 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
15 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. Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiXi'an
Official languageGeorgianPutonghua
CurrencyLari (GEL)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+4UTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation575 m405 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiXi'an
City population1,331,48512,952,907
People per km²1,8491,283
Museums within 10 km299
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). 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.