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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Luang Prabang or Zagreb?

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

  • wellness
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Luang Prabang leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Zagreb 55: Zagreb leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Zagreb 56: Luang Prabang leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 39 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Zagreb 62: Luang Prabang leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Zagreb 40: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Zagreb 60: Luang Prabang leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Zagreb 33: Luang Prabang leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Zagreb
Best match
50match

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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangZagreb
Official languageLaoCroatian
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 m127 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangZagreb
City population53,792767,131
Museums within 10 km027
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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.