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The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar
The Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
HanoiThe Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake

Photos: Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hanoi by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Bogota or Hanoi?

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 Bogota for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Hanoi for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Hanoi’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. Bogota 5, Hanoi 6: Hanoi leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Bogota 66, Hanoi 85: Hanoi leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Bogota 68, Hanoi 72: Hanoi leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Bogota 72, Hanoi 50: Bogota leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bogota 64, Hanoi 52: Bogota leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Bogota 52, Hanoi 58: Hanoi leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Bogota 45, Hanoi 35: Bogota leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Bogota and Hanoi are level on 36.
Shopping & style. Bogota 52, Hanoi 50: Bogota leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Bogota 77, Hanoi 98: Hanoi leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bogota 64, Hanoi 40: Bogota leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bogota 28, Hanoi 46: Hanoi leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bogota and Hanoi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Bogota
52match

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

Hanoi
52match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Bogota in July

17 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Hanoi in July

34 °Cdaytime high
27 °Cnight-time low
311 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Hanoi's sunshine is measured 86 km from the centre, at Phu Lien.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bogota: 1991-2020 normals, Bogota / Eldorado (14.1 km from centre). Hanoi: 1991-2020 normals, Ha Noi (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBogotaHanoi
Official languageSpanishVietnamese
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Dong (VND)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+7
Emergency number123Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation2,582 m10 m
Main airportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsNoi Bai International Airport (HAN)22 km from centre91 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBogotaHanoi
City population8,034,6498,717,600
People per km²5,0922,595
Museums within 10 km3014
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

Where else could you go?

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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). 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. 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.