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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Santo Domingo church behind agaves, Oaxaca
OaxacaSanto Domingo church behind agaves

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Oaxaca by Öskr Rck, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Oaxaca?

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
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Oaxaca for

  • food and drink
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Oaxaca’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, Oaxaca 5: Belgrade leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Oaxaca 84: Oaxaca leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Oaxaca 74: Oaxaca leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Oaxaca 40: Belgrade leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Oaxaca 65: Oaxaca leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Oaxaca 40: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Belgrade and Oaxaca are level on 55.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Oaxaca 77: Oaxaca leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Oaxaca 38: Belgrade leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Oaxaca 50: Oaxaca leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Oaxaca.

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
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Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Oaxaca
54match

Wins on food and drink 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
15 hdaylight a day

Oaxaca in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeOaxaca

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Oaxaca: 1961-1990 normals, Oaxaca, Oax. (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeOaxaca
Official languageSerbianSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193911
Elevation117 m1,555 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsXoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)7 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeOaxaca
City population1,197,714258,913
People per km²3,3273,028
Museums within 10 km6510
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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. 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.