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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Nairobi?

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

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • day trips

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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, Nairobi 4: Belgrade leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Nairobi 48: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Nairobi 35: Belgrade leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Nairobi 58: Belgrade leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Nairobi 84: Nairobi leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Nairobi 28: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Nairobi 55: Nairobi leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Nairobi 20: Belgrade leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Nairobi 45: Nairobi leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Nairobi 60: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Nairobi 35: Belgrade leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Nairobi 25: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Nairobi.

Your match

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

Belgrade
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and getting around with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

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

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeNairobi
Official languageSerbianEnglish, Swahili
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation117 m1,661 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeNairobi
City population1,197,7145,545,000
People per km²3,3277,967
Museums within 10 km654
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. 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.