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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Luang Prabang or Vienna?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Vienna for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Vienna’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, Vienna 27: Vienna leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Vienna 68: Vienna leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Vienna 50: Vienna leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Vienna 62: Luang Prabang leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Vienna 74: Vienna leads by 39 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Vienna 77: Vienna leads by 39 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Vienna 44: Luang Prabang leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 78 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Vienna 58: Luang Prabang leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Vienna.

Your match

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

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Vienna
Best match
66match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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

Vienna in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangVienna

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangVienna
Official languageLaoGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyLao Kip (LAK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsABCEF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 195, fire 190112
Elevation305 m151 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangVienna
City population53,7922,028,289
People per km²-4,890
Museums within 10 km0152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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. 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.