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The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Vienna or Vilnius?

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 Vienna for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • shopping

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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. Vienna 27, Vilnius 17: Vienna leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Vienna 68, Vilnius 50: Vienna leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Vienna 89, Vilnius 66: Vienna leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Vienna 50, Vilnius 46: Vienna leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Vienna 62, Vilnius 52: Vienna leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Vienna 74, Vilnius 60: Vienna leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Vienna 77, Vilnius 44: Vienna leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Vienna 90, Vilnius 68: Vienna leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Vienna 62, Vilnius 38: Vienna leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Vienna 44, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Vienna 96, Vilnius 54: Vienna leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Vienna 58, Vilnius 34: Vienna leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Vienna and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Vienna
Best match
66match

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

Vilnius
49match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Vienna in July

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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ViennaVilnius

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureViennaVilnius
Official languageGerman, Austrian Sign LanguageLithuanian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation151 m98 m
Main airportVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureViennaVilnius
City population2,028,289619,405
People per km²4,8901,545
Museums within 10 km15231
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33

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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.