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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Tbilisi or Zagreb?

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
  • nightlife
  • prices

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • getting around
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Zagreb leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Zagreb 55: Tbilisi leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Zagreb 56: Tbilisi leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Zagreb 47: Tbilisi leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi 58, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Zagreb 60: Tbilisi leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Zagreb 40: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi 80, Zagreb 60: Tbilisi leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Zagreb 52: Tbilisi leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Zagreb 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 Zagreb.

Your match

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

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on wellness and nightlife with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on getting around 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 recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TbilisiZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiZagreb
Official languageGeorgianCroatian
CurrencyLari (GEL)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+4UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation575 m127 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiZagreb
City population1,331,485767,131
People per km²1,849-
Museums within 10 km2927
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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.