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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
HanoiThe Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Hanoi by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Delhi 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 Delhi for

  • shopping
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Hanoi for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • prices

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. Delhi 4, Hanoi 6: Hanoi leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Hanoi 85: Hanoi leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Hanoi 72: Delhi leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Hanoi 50: Hanoi leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Hanoi 52: Hanoi leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Hanoi 58: Delhi leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Hanoi 35: Hanoi leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Hanoi 36: Delhi leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Hanoi 50: Delhi leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Hanoi 98: Hanoi leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Hanoi 40: Delhi leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Hanoi 46: Hanoi leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Hanoi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Delhi
53match

Wins on shopping and getting around with your weighting.

Hanoi
52match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 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. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Hanoi: 1991-2020 normals, Ha Noi (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiHanoi
Official languageHindi, EnglishVietnamese
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+7
Emergency number108 or 112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation221 m10 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsNoi Bai International Airport (HAN)22 km from centre91 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiHanoi
City population26,495,0008,717,600
People per km²18,9622,595
Museums within 10 km2314
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Delhi or Hanoi somewhere new.

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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). 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.