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Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon
The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Seoul or Vienna?

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 Vienna for

  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Vienna’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, Vienna 27: Vienna leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Seoul 84, Vienna 68: Seoul leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Seoul 75, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Seoul 84, Vienna 50: Seoul leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Seoul 75, Vienna 62: Seoul leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Seoul 77, Vienna 74: Seoul leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Seoul 80, Vienna 77: Seoul leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Seoul 87, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Seoul 85, Vienna 62: Seoul leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Seoul 50, Vienna 44: Seoul leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Seoul 63, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Seoul 75, Vienna 58: Seoul leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Seoul and Vienna.

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.

Vienna
66match

Wins on live music and the arts 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

Vienna in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSeoulVienna
Official languageKorean, Korean Sign LanguageGerman, Austrian Sign Language
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 m151 m
Main airportIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSeoulVienna
City population9,668,4652,028,289
People per km²15,9734,890
Museums within 10 km81152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km53
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.