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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Scottsdale?

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
  • getting around
  • beaches

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Scottsdale 46: Belgrade leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Scottsdale 38: Belgrade leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Scottsdale 52: Belgrade leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Scottsdale 50: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Scottsdale 20: Belgrade leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Scottsdale 32: Belgrade leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Scottsdale 40: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 42 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Scottsdale.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

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
15 hdaylight a day

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeScottsdale
Official languageSerbian-
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193911
Elevation117 m380 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeScottsdale
City population1,197,714241,361
People per km²3,327-
Museums within 10 km6510
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.