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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
The Limmat from Quaibrücke, Zurich
ZurichThe Limmat from Quaibrücke

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Zurich by Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Tbilisi or Zurich?

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
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

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

Choose Zurich for

  • getting around
  • beaches
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Zurich’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, Zurich 45: Zurich leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Zurich 53: Tbilisi leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Zurich 58: Tbilisi leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Zurich 62: Tbilisi leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi 58, Zurich 80: Zurich leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Zurich 84: Zurich leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Zurich 76: Zurich leads by 31 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Zurich 95: Zurich leads by 43 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Zurich 66: Zurich leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi 80, Zurich 3: Tbilisi leads by 77 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Zurich 70: Zurich leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Zurich 58: Tbilisi leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tbilisi and Zurich.

Your match

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

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Zurich
Best match
63match

Wins on getting around and beaches 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

Zurich in July

24 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
126 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TbilisiZurich

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre). Zurich: 1991-2020 normals, Zurich Town / Ville. (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiZurich
Official languageGeorgianFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyLari (GEL)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCJ230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+4UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation575 m408 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsZürich Airport (ZRH)9 km from centre226 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiZurich
City population1,331,485440,935
People per km²1,8495,016
Museums within 10 km2963
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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. 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.