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The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Tel Aviv 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 Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Tel Aviv 86, Xi'an 4: Tel Aviv leads by 82 points.
Food & drink. Tel Aviv 80, Xi'an 70: Tel Aviv leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Tel Aviv 57, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Tel Aviv 82, Xi'an 42: Tel Aviv leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tel Aviv 52, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Tel Aviv 84, Xi'an 80: Tel Aviv leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Tel Aviv 68, Xi'an 48: Tel Aviv leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Tel Aviv 64, Xi'an 66: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Tel Aviv 55, Xi'an 50: Tel Aviv leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Tel Aviv 14, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 66 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tel Aviv 70, Xi'an 40: Tel Aviv leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tel Aviv 35, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tel Aviv and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices 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.

Tel Aviv in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Tel AvivXi'an

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tel Aviv: 1991-2020 normals, Bet Dagan (9.5 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTel AvivXi'an
Official languageHebrewPutonghua
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation5 m405 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-6 days

By the numbers

MeasureTel AvivXi'an
City population467,87512,952,907
People per km²8,9981,283
Museums within 10 km989
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.