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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Auckland or Belgrade?

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 Auckland for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Belgrade for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Belgrade’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. Auckland 68, Belgrade 40: Auckland leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Belgrade 60: Auckland leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Belgrade 52: Belgrade leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Belgrade 80: Belgrade leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Belgrade 50: Auckland leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Belgrade 60: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Belgrade 45: Auckland leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Belgrade 55: Belgrade leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Belgrade 42: Auckland leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Belgrade 70: Belgrade leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Belgrade 55: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Belgrade 30: Auckland leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Belgrade.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Auckland
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Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

Belgrade
53match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Belgrade in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
67 mmrain in the month
10 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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Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandBelgrade
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriSerbian
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Serbian Dinar (RSD)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111Police 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193
Elevation196 m117 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandBelgrade
City population1,470,1001,197,714
People per km²2,6303,327
Museums within 10 km1565
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

Where else could you go?

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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.