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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The terrace on Cerro Santa Lucía, Santiago
SantiagoThe terrace on Cerro Santa Lucía

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Santiago by Rjcastillo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Santiago?

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
  • prices

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

Choose Santiago for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Santiago’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, Santiago 12: Belgrade leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade and Santiago are level on 60.
Culture & sights. Belgrade and Santiago are level on 52.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Santiago 60: Belgrade leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Santiago 83: Santiago leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Santiago 70: Santiago leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Santiago 57: Santiago leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Santiago 68: Santiago leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Santiago 52: Santiago leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Santiago 58: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade and Santiago are level on 55.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Santiago 37: Santiago leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Santiago.

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 beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Santiago
55match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Santiago in July

14 °Cdaytime high
4 °Cnight-time low
52 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 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). Santiago: 1991-2020 normals, Santiago Q. Normal (3.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeSantiago
Official languageSerbianSpanish
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Chilean Peso (CLP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCL220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-4, UTC-3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 133/134, ambulance 131, fire 132
Elevation117 m575 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)14 km from centre67 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeSantiago
City population1,197,7146,257,516
People per km²3,3277,468
Museums within 10 km6554
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.