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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License.

Mumbai 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 Mumbai for

  • prices

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

Choose Seoul for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • 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. Mumbai and Seoul are level on 18.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Seoul 77: Seoul leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Seoul 80: Seoul leads by 45 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Seoul 87: Seoul leads by 49 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Seoul 85: Seoul leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Seoul 50: Mumbai leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Seoul 63: Seoul leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 51 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Seoul.

Your match

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

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on wellness and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiSeoul
Official languageHindi, EnglishKorean, Korean Sign Language
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Won (KRW)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+9
Emergency number108 or 112Police 112, ambulance 119, fire 119
Elevation14 m38 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-18 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiSeoul
City population15,414,2889,668,465
People per km²25,56315,973
Museums within 10 km181
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km35
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months2 months

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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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.