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The Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
HanoiThe Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Hanoi by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Hanoi or Ushuaia?

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
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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, Ushuaia 3: Hanoi leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Hanoi 85, Ushuaia 40: Hanoi leads by 45 points.
Culture & sights. Hanoi 72, Ushuaia 22: Hanoi leads by 50 points.
Nightlife. Hanoi 50, Ushuaia 18: Hanoi leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hanoi 52, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Hanoi 58, Ushuaia 14: Hanoi leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Hanoi 35, Ushuaia 40: Ushuaia leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Hanoi 36, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Hanoi 50, Ushuaia 22: Hanoi leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Hanoi 98, Ushuaia 42: Hanoi leads by 56 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hanoi 40, Ushuaia 10: Hanoi leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hanoi 46, Ushuaia 26: Hanoi leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hanoi and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Hanoi
Best match
52match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around 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

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 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). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHanoiUshuaia
Official languageVietnameseSpanish
CurrencyDong (VND)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114117 or 911
Elevation10 m23 m
Main airportNoi Bai International Airport (HAN)22 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureHanoiUshuaia
City population8,717,60082,615
People per km²2,5953,592
Museums within 10 km145
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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). Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.