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Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, Chicago
ChicagoCloud Gate in Millennium Park
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Chicago by Jesus Toledo, Pexels License; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Chicago 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 Chicago for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • getting around

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • beaches

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. Chicago 50, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Chicago 80, Hoi An 68: Chicago leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Chicago 78, Hoi An 66: Chicago leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Chicago 77, Hoi An 28: Chicago leads by 49 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chicago 48, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Chicago 42, Hoi An 50: Hoi An leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Chicago 78, Hoi An 58: Chicago leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Chicago 72, Hoi An 48: Chicago leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Chicago 70, Hoi An 57: Chicago leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Chicago 33, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 55 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chicago 82, Hoi An 24: Chicago leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chicago 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: Chicago and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Chicago
Best match
62match

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

Hoi An
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.

Chicago in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
102 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 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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ChicagoHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chicago: 1991-2020 normals, Chicago Midway Airport (14.5 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChicagoHoi An
Official language-Vietnamese
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Dong (VND)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number911Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation179 m13 m
Main airportChicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)25 km from centre274 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureChicagoHoi An
City population2,746,388121,716
People per km²4,529-
Museums within 10 km445
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month12 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. 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.