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The Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
HanoiThe Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake
Santo Domingo church behind agaves, Oaxaca
OaxacaSanto Domingo church behind agaves

Photos: Hanoi by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Oaxaca by Öskr Rck, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Hanoi or Oaxaca?

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
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Oaxaca for

  • getting around
  • shopping
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Oaxaca’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, Oaxaca 5: Hanoi leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Hanoi 85, Oaxaca 84: Hanoi leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Hanoi 72, Oaxaca 74: Oaxaca leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Hanoi 50, Oaxaca 40: Hanoi leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hanoi 52, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Hanoi 58, Oaxaca 65: Oaxaca leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Hanoi 35, Oaxaca 40: Oaxaca leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Hanoi 36, Oaxaca 55: Oaxaca leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Hanoi 50, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Hanoi 98, Oaxaca 77: Hanoi leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hanoi 40, Oaxaca 38: Hanoi leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hanoi 46, Oaxaca 50: Oaxaca leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hanoi and Oaxaca.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Hanoi
52match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Oaxaca
54match

Wins on getting around and shopping 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
13 hdaylight a day

Oaxaca in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 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. Hanoi: 1991-2020 normals, Ha Noi (4.4 km from centre). Oaxaca: 1961-1990 normals, Oaxaca, Oax. (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHanoiOaxaca
Official languageVietnameseSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyDong (VND)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-6
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114911
Elevation10 m1,555 m
Main airportNoi Bai International Airport (HAN)22 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsXoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)7 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-9 days

By the numbers

MeasureHanoiOaxaca
City population8,717,600258,913
People per km²2,5953,028
Museums within 10 km1410
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

Where else could you go?

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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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.