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The Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest
BudapestThe Fisherman's Bastion
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Budapest by Perituss, CC0; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Budapest 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 Budapest for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • wellness

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • food and drink

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. Budapest 25, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 47 points.
Food & drink. Budapest 63, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Budapest 80, Hoi An 66: Budapest leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Budapest 78, Hoi An 28: Budapest leads by 50 points.
Nature & outdoors. Budapest 58, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Budapest 68, Hoi An 50: Budapest leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Budapest 62, Hoi An 58: Budapest leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Budapest 78, Hoi An 48: Budapest leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Budapest 55, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Budapest 62, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Budapest 76, Hoi An 24: Budapest leads by 52 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Budapest 98, Hoi An 65: Budapest leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Budapest and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Budapest
Best match
67match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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.

Budapest in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
10 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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BudapestHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Budapest: 1991-2020 normals, Budapest Met Center (2.1 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBudapestHoi An
Official languageHungarianVietnamese
CurrencyForint (HUF)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
Elevation117 m13 m
Main airportBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)18 km from centre157 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBudapestHoi An
City population1,675,777121,716
People per km²3,191-
Museums within 10 km815
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
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). 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. 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.

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.