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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Prague?

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
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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

Choose Prague for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Prague’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, Prague 10: Belgrade leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Prague 50: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Prague 83: Prague leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Prague 65: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Prague 58: Prague leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Prague 77: Prague leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Prague 50: Prague leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Prague 83: Prague leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Prague 50: Prague leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Prague 62: Belgrade leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Prague 76: Prague leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Prague 40: Prague leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Prague.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around 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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradePrague
Official languageSerbianCzech
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193112
Elevation117 m235 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradePrague
City population1,197,7141,397,880
People per km²3,3272,817
Museums within 10 km6588
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.