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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Sao Paulo?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • prices

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

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’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, Sao Paulo 42: Sao Paulo leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Sao Paulo 60: Sao Paulo leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Sao Paulo 48: Belgrade leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Sao Paulo 47: Belgrade leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Sao Paulo 52: Sao Paulo leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Sao Paulo 44: Belgrade leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Sao Paulo 62: Belgrade leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Sao Paulo 25: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Sao Paulo.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
Best match
58match

Wins on shopping and food and drink 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

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeSao Paulo
Official languageSerbianPortuguese
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation117 m760 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeSao Paulo
City population1,197,71411,451,999
People per km²3,3277,519
Museums within 10 km6590
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. 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.