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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Parliament Hill across the Ottawa River, Ottawa
OttawaParliament Hill across the Ottawa River

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ottawa by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Ottawa?

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
  • prices
  • food and drink

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

Choose Ottawa for

  • wellness
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Ottawa’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, Ottawa 35: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Ottawa 45: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Ottawa 62: Ottawa leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Ottawa 35: Belgrade leads by 45 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Ottawa 68: Ottawa leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Ottawa 55: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Ottawa 68: Ottawa leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Ottawa 62: Ottawa leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Ottawa 40: Belgrade leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Ottawa 40: Belgrade leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Ottawa 52: Belgrade leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Ottawa 55: Ottawa leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Ottawa.

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 prices with your weighting.

Ottawa
51match

Wins on wellness 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

Ottawa in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 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). Ottawa: 1991-2020 normals, Ottawa CDA RCS (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeOttawa
Official languageSerbianFrench, English
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193911
Elevation117 m70 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)12 km from centre46 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeOttawa
City population1,197,7141,017,449
People per km²3,327366
Museums within 10 km6520
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. 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.