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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Belgrade or Reykjavik?

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 Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Belgrade leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Reykjavik 42: Belgrade leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Reykjavik 25: Belgrade leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Reykjavik 45: Belgrade leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Reykjavik 35: Belgrade leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Belgrade and Reykjavik are level on 55.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Reykjavik 25: Belgrade leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Reykjavik 6: Belgrade leads by 64 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Reykjavik 45: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 58 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Belgrade
Best match
53match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeReykjavik
Official languageSerbianIcelandic
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193112
Elevation117 m8 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeReykjavik
City population1,197,714138,772
People per km²3,327569
Museums within 10 km6523
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.