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The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret, Casablanca
CasablancaThe Hassan II Mosque and its minaret
Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon

Photos: Casablanca by Samir Bakkah, Pexels License; Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License.

Casablanca or Seoul?

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 Casablanca for

  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Seoul for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Seoul’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. Casablanca 50, Seoul 18: Casablanca leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Casablanca 60, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Casablanca 52, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Casablanca 44, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Casablanca 33, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Casablanca 55, Seoul 77: Seoul leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Casablanca 38, Seoul 80: Seoul leads by 42 points.
Getting around. Casablanca 42, Seoul 87: Seoul leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Casablanca 50, Seoul 85: Seoul leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Casablanca 68, Seoul 50: Casablanca leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Casablanca 38, Seoul 63: Seoul leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Casablanca 52, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Casablanca and Seoul.

Your match

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

Casablanca
49match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Casablanca in July

26 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Seoul in July

29 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
422 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CasablancaSeoul

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Casablanca: 1991-2020 normals, Casablanca (5.6 km from centre). Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCasablancaSeoul
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightKorean, Korean Sign Language
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Won (KRW)
SocketsCE50 HzCF220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15Police 112, ambulance 119, fire 119
Elevation115 m38 m
Main airportMohammed V International Airport (CMN)26 km from centre112 non-stop destinationsIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureCasablancaSeoul
City population3,215,9359,668,465
People per km²8,37515,973
Museums within 10 km381
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months2 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). 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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.