City Comparison
Compare two incredible cities side by side โ culture, food, local tips, and immersive 4K virtual walks.
Country
๐ฎ๐ณ Varanasi
India
๐ฎ๐ณ Aizawl
India
Continent
๐ฎ๐ณ Varanasi
Asia
๐ฎ๐ณ Aizawl
Asia
Best Season
๐ฎ๐ณ Varanasi
Winter (NovemberโFebruary) โ avoid monsoon for ghat walks
๐ฎ๐ณ Aizawl
OctoberโMarch (cool and clear, ideal walking weather); avoid MayโSeptember monsoon
Currency
๐ฎ๐ณ Varanasi
Indian Rupee (โน)
๐ฎ๐ณ Aizawl
Indian Rupee (INR โน)
Greeting
๐ฎ๐ณ Varanasi
Namaste / Jai Shri Ram
๐ฎ๐ณ Aizawl
Chibai (เฆเฆฟเฆฌเฆพเฆ) in Mizo โ a warm, informal all-purpose greeting
Hire a boat at dawn to witness the Ganga Aarti from the water โ watching from the ghats is crowded. Negotiate the price before boarding.
Aizawl is built on a single ridge at 1,132 metres โ the city has no flat ground, no rickshaws, and no bicycles. Every street winds steeply and every view is a panorama of misty hills. The Durtlang Hills above the city give a 360ยฐ view of the entire ridge-city below. The Saturday market (Zaikhum) in the city centre is the social heart of the week โ everything from woven shawls to live fish is sold.
๐ฎ๐ณ Varanasi Fun Fact
Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world โ over 3,000 years old. Mark Twain wrote: 'Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend.'
๐ฎ๐ณ Aizawl Fun Fact
Aizawl is the only state capital in India with no traffic lights โ the city is too hilly for them to be practical. Mizoram has India's highest literacy rate (91.3%) and lowest crime rate. The Mizo people have a tradition called 'Tlawmngaihna' โ an untranslatable concept of selfless service, hospitality, and putting others before oneself โ which functions as the unofficial moral code of Mizo society.
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