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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Belgrade or Mumbai?

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
  • getting around

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Belgrade leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Mumbai 52: Belgrade leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Mumbai 48: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Mumbai 35: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Mumbai 38: Belgrade leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade and Mumbai are level on 55.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Mumbai 24: Belgrade leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Belgrade
53match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on shopping and food and drink 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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeMumbai
Official languageSerbianHindi, English
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193108 or 112
Elevation117 m14 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeMumbai
City population1,197,71415,414,288
People per km²3,32725,563
Museums within 10 km651
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
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. 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.