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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Hoi An or Sao Paulo?

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

  • wellness
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’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, Sao Paulo 42: Hoi An leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Sao Paulo 60: Hoi An leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 58 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Sao Paulo 48: Hoi An leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Sao Paulo 47: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Sao Paulo 52: Hoi An leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Sao Paulo 44: Hoi An leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Sao Paulo 62: Hoi An leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 52 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Sao Paulo 25: Hoi An leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Sao Paulo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Hoi An
57match

Wins on wellness and beaches with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
58match

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

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Hoi AnSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnSao Paulo
Official languageVietnamesePortuguese
CurrencyDong (VND)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation13 m760 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-15 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnSao Paulo
City population121,71611,451,999
People per km²-7,519
Museums within 10 km590
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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. 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.