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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Maastricht?

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 Maastricht for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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, Maastricht 8: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Maastricht 58: Belgrade leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Maastricht 42: Belgrade leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Maastricht 58: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Maastricht 77: Maastricht leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Maastricht 55: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Maastricht 74: Maastricht leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Maastricht 38: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Maastricht 40: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Maastricht 52: Maastricht leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Maastricht.

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 nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Maastricht
52match

Wins on wellness and getting around 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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeMaastricht

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeMaastricht
Official languageSerbianDutch
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193112
Elevation117 m49 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeMaastricht
City population1,197,714120,227
People per km²3,3272,000
Museums within 10 km6521
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.