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Haedong Yonggungsa temple on the rocks by the sea, Busan
BusanHaedong Yonggungsa temple on the rocks by the sea
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Busan by Andrea De Santis, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Busan or Mumbai?

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 Busan for

  • wellness
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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. Busan 68, Mumbai 18: Busan leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Busan 72, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Busan 52, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Busan 60, Mumbai 52: Busan leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Busan 74, Mumbai 55: Busan leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Busan 74, Mumbai 48: Busan leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Busan 70, Mumbai 35: Busan leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Busan 68, Mumbai 38: Busan leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Busan 60, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Busan 56, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Busan 42, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Busan 78, Mumbai 24: Busan leads by 54 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Busan and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Busan
Best match
65match

Wins on wellness and beaches with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Busan in July

27 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
352 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BusanMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Busan: 1991-2020 normals, Pusan (9.7 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBusanMumbai
Official languageKorean, Korean Sign LanguageHindi, English
CurrencyWon (KRW)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF220 V, 60 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 119, fire 119108 or 112
Elevation30 m14 m
Main airportGimhae International Airport (PUS)12 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBusanMumbai
City population3,453,19815,414,288
People per km²4,48625,563
Museums within 10 km71
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months12 months

Where else could you go?

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. 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.