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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Luang Prabang or Quebec City?

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 Luang Prabang for

  • prices
  • wellness

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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. Luang Prabang 14, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Quebec City 42: Quebec City leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang and Quebec City are level on 50.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Quebec City 45: Luang Prabang leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Quebec City 55: Luang Prabang leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Quebec City
Best match
53match

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.

Luang Prabang in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
250 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangQuebec City
Official languageLaoFrench, English
CurrencyLao Kip (LAK)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsABCEF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 195, fire 190911
Elevation305 m98 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-10 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangQuebec City
City population53,792574,482
People per km²-1,184
Museums within 10 km016
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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). 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.