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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
The Blue Mosque, Istanbul
IstanbulThe Blue Mosque

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Istanbul by AXP Photography, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Istanbul?

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 Hoi An for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Istanbul for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Istanbul’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. Hoi An 72, Istanbul 45: Hoi An leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Istanbul 87: Istanbul leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Istanbul 90: Istanbul leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Istanbul 77: Istanbul leads by 49 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Istanbul 52: Hoi An leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Istanbul 55: Istanbul leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Istanbul 55: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Istanbul 62: Istanbul leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Istanbul 86: Istanbul leads by 29 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Istanbul 60: Hoi An leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Istanbul 62: Istanbul leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Istanbul 75: Istanbul leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Istanbul.

Your match

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

Hoi An
57match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Istanbul
Best match
67match

Wins on nightlife 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.

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

Istanbul in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Hoi AnIstanbul

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Istanbul: 1991-2020 normals, Istanbul / Goztepe (9.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnIstanbul
Official languageVietnameseTurkish
CurrencyDong (VND)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114112
Elevation13 m100 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsİstanbul Airport (IST)36 km from centre343 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnIstanbul
City population121,71615,655,924
People per km²-2,930
Museums within 10 km573
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months3 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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.