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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Bordeaux?

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 Belgrade for

  • nightlife
  • prices

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

Choose Bordeaux for

  • getting around
  • food and drink
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Bordeaux’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. Belgrade 40, Bordeaux 50: Bordeaux leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Bordeaux 78: Bordeaux leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Bordeaux 68: Bordeaux leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Bordeaux 50: Belgrade leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Bordeaux 58: Bordeaux leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Bordeaux 78: Bordeaux leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Bordeaux 57: Bordeaux leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Bordeaux 76: Bordeaux leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Bordeaux 56: Bordeaux leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Bordeaux 42: Belgrade leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade and Bordeaux are level on 55.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Bordeaux 40: Bordeaux leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Bordeaux.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

Bordeaux
Best match
59match

Wins on getting around and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Belgrade in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
67 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeBordeaux

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeBordeaux
Official languageSerbianFrench
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193112
Elevation117 m1 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeBordeaux
City population1,197,714267,991
People per km²3,3275,425
Museums within 10 km6518
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km04

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.