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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Haedong Yonggungsa temple on the rocks by the sea, Busan
BusanHaedong Yonggungsa temple on the rocks by the sea

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Busan by Andrea De Santis, Pexels License.

Belgrade or Busan?

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
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Busan for

  • wellness
  • beaches
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Busan’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, Busan 68: Busan leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Busan 72: Busan leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade and Busan are level on 52.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Busan 60: Belgrade leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Busan 74: Busan leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Busan 74: Busan leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Busan 70: Busan leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Busan 68: Busan leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Busan 60: Busan leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Busan 56: Belgrade leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Busan 42: Belgrade leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Busan 78: Busan leads by 48 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Busan.

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.

Busan
Best match
65match

Wins on wellness and beaches 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

Busan in July

27 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
352 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 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). Busan: 1991-2020 normals, Pusan (9.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeBusan
Official languageSerbianKorean, Korean Sign Language
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Won (KRW)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 112, ambulance 119, fire 119
Elevation117 m30 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsGimhae International Airport (PUS)12 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeBusan
City population1,197,7143,453,198
People per km²3,3274,486
Museums within 10 km657
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 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.