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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Seoul?

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

  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Seoul for

  • nightlife
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Seoul’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, Seoul 18: Hoi An leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 56 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Seoul 77: Seoul leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Seoul 80: Seoul leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Seoul 87: Seoul leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Seoul 85: Seoul leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Seoul 50: Hoi An leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Seoul 63: Seoul leads by 39 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Seoul 75: Seoul 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 Seoul.

Your match

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

Hoi An
57match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on nightlife 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.

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

Seoul in July

29 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
422 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
21 °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). Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnSeoul
Official languageVietnameseKorean, Korean Sign Language
CurrencyDong (VND)Won (KRW)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114Police 112, ambulance 119, fire 119
Elevation13 m38 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-18 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnSeoul
City population121,7169,668,465
People per km²-15,973
Museums within 10 km581
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km25
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months2 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.