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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
A yellow tram in a narrow street, Lisbon
LisbonA yellow tram in a narrow street

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Lisbon by Riccardo Toso, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Lisbon?

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
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Lisbon for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Lisbon’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, Lisbon 50: Hoi An leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Lisbon 75: Lisbon leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Lisbon 78: Lisbon leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Lisbon 75: Lisbon leads by 47 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Lisbon 75: Lisbon leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Lisbon 82: Lisbon leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Lisbon 62: Lisbon leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Lisbon 66: Lisbon leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Lisbon 60: Lisbon leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Lisbon 55: Hoi An leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Lisbon 60: Lisbon leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Lisbon 36: Hoi An leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Lisbon.

Your match

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

Hoi An
57match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Lisbon
Best match
65match

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

Lisbon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Lisbon: 1991-2020 normals, Lisboa / Geof (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnLisbon
Official languageVietnamesePortuguese
CurrencyDong (VND)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114112
Elevation13 m100 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)7 km from centre156 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnLisbon
City population121,716545,796
People per km²-5,453
Museums within 10 km580
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 monthsNone

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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). 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.