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Haedong Yonggungsa temple on the rocks by the sea, Busan
BusanHaedong Yonggungsa temple on the rocks by the sea
The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace

Photos: Busan by Andrea De Santis, Pexels License; Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Busan or Split?

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
  • shopping
  • families

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

Choose Split for

  • culture and sights
  • beaches
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Split’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, Split 75: Split leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Busan 72, Split 57: Busan leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Busan 52, Split 66: Split leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Busan 60, Split 52: Busan leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Busan 74, Split 77: Split leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Busan 74, Split 78: Split leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Busan 70, Split 54: Busan leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Busan 68, Split 67: Busan leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Busan 60, Split 32: Busan leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Busan 56, Split 45: Busan leads by 11 points.
Live music & performing arts. Busan 42, Split 37: Busan leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Busan 78, Split 40: Busan leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Busan and Split.

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 shopping with your weighting.

Split
57match

Wins on culture and sights and beaches 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

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °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. Busan: 1991-2020 normals, Pusan (9.7 km from centre). Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBusanSplit
Official languageKorean, Korean Sign LanguageCroatian
CurrencyWon (KRW)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 119, fire 119112
Elevation30 m0 m
Main airportGimhae International Airport (PUS)12 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBusanSplit
City population3,453,198160,577
People per km²4,486-
Museums within 10 km711
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km34
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months4 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.