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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License.

Pisa 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 Pisa for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • prices

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

Choose Seoul for

  • shopping
  • nightlife
  • wellness

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. Pisa 58, Seoul 18: Pisa leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Seoul 77: Pisa leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Seoul 80: Seoul leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Seoul 87: Seoul leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Seoul 85: Seoul leads by 47 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Seoul 50: Pisa leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Seoul 63: Seoul leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Seoul.

Your match

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

Pisa
57match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on shopping and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 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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PisaSeoul

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaSeoul
Official languageItalianKorean, Korean Sign Language
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Won (KRW)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 119, fire 119
Elevation4 m38 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaSeoul
City population88,7379,668,465
People per km²47915,973
Museums within 10 km2781
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km35
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.