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The Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane
BrisbaneThe Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Brisbane by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Brisbane 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 Brisbane for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • families

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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. Brisbane 55, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Brisbane 60, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Brisbane 42, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Brisbane 55, Hoi An 28: Brisbane leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Brisbane 74, Hoi An 63: Brisbane leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Brisbane and Hoi An are level on 50.
Good for families. Brisbane 78, Hoi An 58: Brisbane leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Brisbane 62, Hoi An 48: Brisbane leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Brisbane 45, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Brisbane 33, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 55 points.
Live music & performing arts. Brisbane 55, Hoi An 24: Brisbane leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Brisbane 40, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Brisbane and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Brisbane
54match

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

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Brisbane in July

22 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
11 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Brisbane: 1991-2020 normals, Brisbane (4.5 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBrisbaneHoi An
Official languageEnglishVietnamese
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Dong (VND)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+10UTC+7
Emergency number000Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation0 m13 m
Main airportBrisbane International Airport (BNE)13 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBrisbaneHoi An
City population2,706,966121,716
People per km²171-
Museums within 10 km165
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C9 months12 months

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