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The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin
The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Toulouse or Vienna?

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 Toulouse for

  • nightlife
  • prices

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

Choose Vienna for

  • live music and the arts
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Vienna’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. Toulouse 10, Vienna 27: Vienna leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Toulouse 66, Vienna 68: Vienna leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Toulouse 64, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Toulouse 56, Vienna 50: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Toulouse 58, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Toulouse 72, Vienna 74: Vienna leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Toulouse 62, Vienna 77: Vienna leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Toulouse 70, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Toulouse 50, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Toulouse 46, Vienna 44: Toulouse leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Toulouse 58, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Toulouse 27, Vienna 58: Vienna leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Toulouse and Vienna.

Your match

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

Toulouse
53match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

Vienna
Best match
66match

Wins on live music and the arts and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Vienna in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ToulouseVienna

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureToulouseVienna
Official languageFrenchGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation115 m151 m
Main airportToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureToulouseVienna
City population514,8192,028,289
People per km²4,3524,890
Museums within 10 km24152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.