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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Calgary?

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
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Calgary for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Calgary’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, Calgary 8: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Calgary 45: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Calgary 35: Belgrade leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Calgary 40: Belgrade leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Calgary 88: Calgary leads by 38 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Calgary 55: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Calgary 68: Calgary leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Calgary 42: Belgrade leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade and Calgary are level on 42.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Calgary 42: Belgrade leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Calgary 46: Belgrade leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Calgary 42: Calgary leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Calgary.

Your match

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

Belgrade
Best match
53match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Calgary
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families 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

Calgary in July

25 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 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). Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeCalgary
Official languageSerbianFrench, English
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193911
Elevation117 m1,045 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeCalgary
City population1,197,7141,306,784
People per km²3,3271,583
Museums within 10 km6513
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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. 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.