South Korea
Seoul
#1 Top 5 cities
Seoul is the country’s strongest expat city for career, services, transit, and international access, but housing is expensive and the pace is intense.
Country overview
Population
10Â 349Â 312
Year-round temperatures
Day: 2°C až 29°C
Night: -6°C až 22°C
Climate
Strongly seasonal climate with a hot humid summer and a cold winter.
Distance to the sea
35 km
Social atmosphere
7/10
Costs
Housing cost
3/10
Food cost
4/10
Business friendliness
9/10
Safety
9/10
Violent crime is uncommon and public transport is safe, but theft, drink spiking, harassment, traffic, and large demonstrations still call for routine urban caution.
Natural disaster resilience
7/10
Summer monsoon rain, flash flooding, heatwaves, typhoons, winter cold, and fine-dust episodes can disrupt life; earthquake risk is lower than in nearby Japan.
Other scores
Other scores
Internet availability
10/10
Internet speed
10/10
Internet stability
9/10
Electricity stability
9/10
Community types
Largest nationality groups
- 🇺🇸Americans
- 🇨🇳Chinese
- 🇯🇵Japanese
- 🇬🇧British
Pros / Cons
Pros
- +Large international community
- +Quality services
- +Good transport links
- +International environment
Cons
- −Higher living costs
- −Traffic congestion
- −Less peaceful lifestyle