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India · South Korea

Mumbai 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.

Mumbai and Seoul compared on cost, safety, weather and size
MumbaiIndiaSeoulSouth Korea
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$25$65
Mid-range$60$155
Luxury$130$335
Price level0.23× US (2025)0.57× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 1
Best monthsJan, Feb, Mar and NovJun and Sep
Annual rain2,412 mm1,469 mm
Average high31.4 °C17.4 °C
Population12.7M10.3M
Time zoneAsia/KolkataAsia/Seoul

The short answer

Mumbai is about 61 % cheaper per day than Seoul, $60 against $155 (mid-range estimate). Seoul has the lower US advisory level (1 vs 2). In September, the daily average is 27 °C in Mumbai and 23 °C in Seoul.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Mumbai overview
  • Seoul overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Mumbai trip cost
  • Is Mumbai safe?
  • Seoul trip cost
  • Is Seoul safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Asia
  • Safest cities in Asia

Countries

  • All cities in India
  • 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.