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The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
BerlinThe Brandenburg Gate
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Berlin by Claudia Solano, Pexels License; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Berlin or Hoi 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 Berlin for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Hoi 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. Berlin 38, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Berlin 66, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Berlin 86, Hoi An 66: Berlin leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Berlin 98, Hoi An 28: Berlin leads by 70 points.
Nature & outdoors. Berlin 50, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Berlin 66, Hoi An 50: Berlin leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Berlin 76, Hoi An 58: Berlin leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Berlin 82, Hoi An 48: Berlin leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Berlin 68, Hoi An 57: Berlin leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Berlin 48, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Berlin 90, Hoi An 24: Berlin leads by 66 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Berlin 55, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Berlin and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Berlin
Best match
69match

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

Hoi An
57match

Wins on prices 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.

Berlin in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Hoi An in July

35 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BerlinHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Berlin: 1991-2020 normals, Berlin / Alexanderplatz (0.9 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBerlinHoi An
Official languageGermanVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation34 m13 m
Main airportBerlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)19 km from centre161 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBerlinHoi An
City population3,700,577121,716
People per km²4,153-
Museums within 10 km1575
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.