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The Atomium, Brussels
BrusselsThe Atomium
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

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

Brussels 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 Brussels for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • nightlife

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • wellness

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. Brussels 18, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Brussels 72, Hoi An 68: Brussels leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Brussels 74, Hoi An 66: Brussels leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Brussels 60, Hoi An 28: Brussels leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Brussels 45, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Brussels 89, Hoi An 50: Brussels leads by 39 points.
Good for families. Brussels 60, Hoi An 58: Brussels leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Brussels 72, Hoi An 48: Brussels leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Brussels 62, Hoi An 57: Brussels leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Brussels 40, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Brussels 68, Hoi An 24: Brussels leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Brussels 33, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Brussels and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Brussels
58match

Wins on live music and the arts and day trips with your weighting.

Hoi An
57match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Brussels in July

23 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 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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BrusselsHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Brussels: 1991-2020 normals, Uccle (5.2 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBrusselsHoi An
Official languageFrench, German, DutchVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation70 m13 m
Main airportBrussels Airport (BRU)11 km from centre191 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBrusselsHoi An
City population195,546121,716
People per km²5,908-
Museums within 10 km1065
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km102
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.