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Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon
The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water

Photos: Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License; The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License.

Seoul or The Hague?

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 Seoul for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose The Hague for

  • beaches
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on The Hague’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. Seoul 18, The Hague 38: The Hague leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Seoul 84, The Hague 48: Seoul leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Seoul 75, The Hague 66: Seoul leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Seoul 84, The Hague 38: Seoul leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Seoul 75, The Hague 52: Seoul leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Seoul 77, The Hague 86: The Hague leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Seoul 80, The Hague 72: Seoul leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Seoul 87, The Hague 78: Seoul leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Seoul 85, The Hague 55: Seoul leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Seoul 50, The Hague 35: Seoul leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Seoul 63, The Hague 58: Seoul leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Seoul 75, The Hague 45: Seoul leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Seoul and The Hague.

Your match

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

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink with your weighting.

The Hague
56match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

The Hague has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre). The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSeoulThe Hague
Official languageKorean, Korean Sign LanguageDutch
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
Elevation38 m1 m
Main airportIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSeoulThe Hague
City population9,668,465548,320
People per km²15,9735,589
Museums within 10 km8154
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km54
Swim season, months above 21 °C2 monthsNone

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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.