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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Yellow colonial houses in the walled city, Cartagena
CartagenaYellow colonial houses in the walled city

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Cartagena by Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Cartagena?

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

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Cartagena for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Cartagena’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, Cartagena 70: Cartagena leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Cartagena 62: Cartagena leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Cartagena 68: Cartagena leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Cartagena 70: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Cartagena 46: Belgrade leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Cartagena 33: Belgrade leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Cartagena 40: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Cartagena 54: Belgrade leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Cartagena 48: Cartagena leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Cartagena 60: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Cartagena 40: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Cartagena 40: Cartagena leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Cartagena.

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Cartagena
53match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights 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

Cartagena in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
124 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeCartagena

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Cartagena: 1991-2020 normals, Cartagena / Rafael Nunez (3.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeCartagena
Official languageSerbianSpanish
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Colombian Peso (COP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB110 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193123
Elevation117 m2 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsRafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG)2 km from centre26 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days19 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeCartagena
City population1,197,714914,552
People per km²3,3271,599
Museums within 10 km652
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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.