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Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Vilnius 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 Vilnius for

  • live music and the arts
  • beaches
  • nightlife

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • food and drink
  • day trips
  • prices

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. Vilnius 17, Xi'an 4: Vilnius leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Vilnius 50, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Vilnius 66, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Vilnius 46, Xi'an 42: Vilnius leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Vilnius 52, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Vilnius 60, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Vilnius 44, Xi'an 48: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Vilnius 68, Xi'an 66: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Vilnius 38, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Vilnius 64, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Vilnius 54, Xi'an 40: Vilnius leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Vilnius 34, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Vilnius and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Vilnius
49match

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

Xi'an
Best match
55match

Wins on food and drink 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.

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 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. Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVilniusXi'an
Official languageLithuanianPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation98 m405 m
Main airportVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureVilniusXi'an
City population619,40512,952,907
People per km²1,5451,283
Museums within 10 km319
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.