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Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon
Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus

Photos: Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License; Toledo by Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Seoul or Toledo?

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
  • shopping
  • wellness

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

Choose Toledo for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Toledo’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, Toledo 5: Seoul leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Seoul 84, Toledo 40: Seoul leads by 44 points.
Culture & sights. Seoul 75, Toledo 79: Toledo leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Seoul 84, Toledo 22: Seoul leads by 62 points.
Nature & outdoors. Seoul 75, Toledo 40: Seoul leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Seoul 77, Toledo 78: Toledo leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Seoul 80, Toledo 45: Seoul leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Seoul 87, Toledo 64: Seoul leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Seoul 85, Toledo 32: Seoul leads by 53 points.
Affordability. Seoul 50, Toledo 58: Toledo leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Seoul 63, Toledo 22: Seoul leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Seoul 75, Toledo 30: Seoul leads by 45 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Seoul and Toledo.

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 shopping with your weighting.

Toledo
43match

Wins on prices and culture and sights 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

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SeoulToledo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre). Toledo: 1991-2020 normals, Toledo (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSeoulToledo
Official languageKorean, Korean Sign LanguageSpanish
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 m523 m
Main airportIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureSeoulToledo
City population9,668,46587,216
People per km²15,973376
Museums within 10 km8113
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52
Swim season, months above 21 °C2 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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.