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The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Toulouse 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 Toulouse for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • families

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

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. Toulouse 10, Xi'an 4: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Toulouse 66, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Toulouse 64, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Toulouse 56, Xi'an 42: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Toulouse 58, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Toulouse 72, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Toulouse 62, Xi'an 48: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Toulouse 70, Xi'an 66: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Toulouse and Xi'an are level on 50.
Affordability. Toulouse 46, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Toulouse 58, Xi'an 40: Toulouse leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Toulouse 27, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Toulouse 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

Toulouse
53match

Wins on live music and the arts 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.

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine 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. Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureToulouseXi'an
Official languageFrenchPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation115 m405 m
Main airportToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureToulouseXi'an
City population514,81912,952,907
People per km²4,3521,283
Museums within 10 km249
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22

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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. 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.