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The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Xi'an or Zagreb?

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 Xi'an for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’s own page.

Choose Zagreb for

  • live music and the arts
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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. Xi'an 4, Zagreb 10: Zagreb leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Xi'an 70, Zagreb 55: Xi'an leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Xi'an 81, Zagreb 56: Xi'an leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Xi'an 42, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Xi'an and Zagreb are level on 62.
Day trips. Xi'an 80, Zagreb 60: Xi'an leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Xi'an 48, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Xi'an 66, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Xi'an 50, Zagreb 40: Xi'an leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Xi'an 80, Zagreb 60: Xi'an leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Xi'an 40, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Xi'an 40, Zagreb 33: Xi'an leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Xi'an and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Xi'an
Best match
55match

Wins on culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Xi'anZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureXi'anZagreb
Official languagePutonghuaCroatian
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119112
Elevation405 m127 m
Main airportXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureXi'anZagreb
City population12,952,907767,131
People per km²1,283-
Museums within 10 km927
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.