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China · South Korea

Guangzhou vs Seoul: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Guangzhou and Seoul compared on cost, safety, weather and size
GuangzhouChinaSeoulSouth Korea
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$55$65
Mid-range$125$155
Luxury$265$335
Price level0.47× US (2025)0.57× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 3Level 1
Best monthsJan, Oct, Nov and DecJun and Sep
Annual rain2,360 mm1,469 mm
Average high27.3 °C17.4 °C
Population16.1M10.3M
Time zoneAsia/ShanghaiAsia/Seoul

The short answer

Guangzhou is about 19 % cheaper per day than Seoul, $125 against $155 (mid-range estimate). Seoul has the lower US advisory level (1 vs 3). In September, the daily average is 28 °C in Guangzhou and 23 °C in Seoul.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Guangzhou overview
  • Seoul overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Guangzhou trip cost
  • Is Guangzhou safe?
  • Seoul trip cost
  • Is Seoul safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Asia
  • Safest cities in Asia

Countries

  • All cities in China
  • All cities in South Korea

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.