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The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Vienna 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 Vienna for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • food and drink

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. Vienna 27, Xi'an 4: Vienna leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Vienna 68, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Vienna 89, Xi'an 81: Vienna leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Vienna 50, Xi'an 42: Vienna leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Vienna and Xi'an are level on 62.
Day trips. Vienna 74, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Vienna 77, Xi'an 48: Vienna leads by 29 points.
Getting around. Vienna 90, Xi'an 66: Vienna leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Vienna 62, Xi'an 50: Vienna leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Vienna 44, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Vienna 96, Xi'an 40: Vienna leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Vienna 58, Xi'an 40: Vienna leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Vienna and Xi'an.

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.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices and day trips 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

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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ViennaXi'an

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureViennaXi'an
Official languageGerman, Austrian Sign LanguagePutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation151 m405 m
Main airportVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureViennaXi'an
City population2,028,28912,952,907
People per km²4,8901,283
Museums within 10 km1529
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32

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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.