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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane
BrisbaneThe Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Brisbane by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Brisbane?

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

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Brisbane for

  • families
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Brisbane’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, Brisbane 55: Brisbane leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade and Brisbane are level on 60.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Brisbane 42: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Brisbane 55: Belgrade leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Brisbane 74: Brisbane leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Brisbane 50: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Brisbane 78: Brisbane leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Brisbane 62: Brisbane leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Brisbane 45: Brisbane leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Brisbane 33: Belgrade leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade and Brisbane are level on 55.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Brisbane 40: Brisbane leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Brisbane.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Belgrade
53match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Brisbane
54match

Wins on families and nature and the outdoors 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Brisbane in July

22 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Brisbane: 1991-2020 normals, Brisbane (4.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeBrisbane
Official languageSerbianEnglish
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+10
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193000
Elevation117 m0 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsBrisbane International Airport (BNE)13 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeBrisbane
City population1,197,7142,706,966
People per km²3,327171
Museums within 10 km6516
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-9 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.