VacationSelector
The Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
HanoiThe Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Hanoi by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Hanoi or Mumbai?

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 Hanoi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • day trips

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • shopping
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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. Hanoi 6, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Hanoi 85, Mumbai 82: Hanoi leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Hanoi 72, Mumbai 70: Hanoi leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Hanoi 50, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hanoi 52, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Hanoi 58, Mumbai 48: Hanoi leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Hanoi and Mumbai are level on 35.
Getting around. Hanoi 36, Mumbai 38: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Hanoi 50, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Hanoi 98, Mumbai 72: Hanoi leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hanoi 40, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hanoi 46, Mumbai 24: Hanoi leads by 22 points.
0255075100

What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hanoi and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Hanoi
52match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Hanoi in July

34 °Cdaytime high
27 °Cnight-time low
311 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND

Rainfall in the month, mm

02004006008001000JFMAMJJASOND
HanoiMumbai

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. Hanoi: 1991-2020 normals, Ha Noi (4.4 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHanoiMumbai
Official languageVietnameseHindi, English
CurrencyDong (VND)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114108 or 112
Elevation10 m14 m
Main airportNoi Bai International Airport (HAN)22 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureHanoiMumbai
City population8,717,60015,414,288
People per km²2,59525,563
Museums within 10 km141
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

Where else could you go?

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

Browse every destination

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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.