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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Belgrade or Philadelphia?

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

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • beaches

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • families
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Belgrade leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Philadelphia 62: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Philadelphia 55: Belgrade leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Philadelphia 52: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Philadelphia 40: Belgrade leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Philadelphia 26: Belgrade leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on families 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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine 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). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradePhiladelphia
Official languageSerbian-
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)US Dollar (USD)
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 m12 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradePhiladelphia
City population1,197,7141,603,797
People per km²3,3274,339
Museums within 10 km6554
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.