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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Luang Prabang?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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

Choose Luang Prabang for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Luang Prabang’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, Luang Prabang 14: Belgrade leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Luang Prabang 42: Belgrade leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Luang Prabang 65: Luang Prabang leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Luang Prabang 8: Belgrade leads by 72 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Luang Prabang 68: Luang Prabang leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Luang Prabang 35: Belgrade leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Luang Prabang 38: Belgrade leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Luang Prabang 50: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Luang Prabang 38: Belgrade leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Luang Prabang 80: Luang Prabang leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Luang Prabang 18: Belgrade leads by 37 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Luang Prabang 60: Luang Prabang leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Luang Prabang.

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 live music and the arts with your weighting.

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on wellness 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
15 hdaylight a day

Luang Prabang in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
250 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeLuang Prabang

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeLuang Prabang
Official languageSerbianLao
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Lao Kip (LAK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABCEF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 191, ambulance 195, fire 190
Elevation117 m305 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeLuang Prabang
City population1,197,71453,792
People per km²3,327-
Museums within 10 km650
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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.