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Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

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

Seoul or Toulouse?

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

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • nightlife

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

Choose Toulouse for

Toulouse does not lead in any category we score.

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Seoul leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Seoul 84, Toulouse 66: Seoul leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Seoul 75, Toulouse 64: Seoul leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Seoul 84, Toulouse 56: Seoul leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Seoul 75, Toulouse 58: Seoul leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Seoul 77, Toulouse 72: Seoul leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Seoul 80, Toulouse 62: Seoul leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Seoul 87, Toulouse 70: Seoul leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Seoul 85, Toulouse 50: Seoul leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Seoul 50, Toulouse 46: Seoul leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Seoul 63, Toulouse 58: Seoul leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Seoul 75, Toulouse 27: Seoul leads by 48 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Seoul and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

Toulouse
53match

Has no clear advantage with the weighting you have chosen.

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

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSeoulToulouse
Official languageKorean, Korean Sign LanguageFrench
CurrencyWon (KRW)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 60 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 119, fire 119112
Elevation38 m115 m
Main airportIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSeoulToulouse
City population9,668,465514,819
People per km²15,9734,352
Museums within 10 km8124
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.