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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License.

Belgrade or Seoul?

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
  • prices

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

Choose Seoul for

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Seoul’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, Seoul 18: Belgrade leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Seoul 77: Seoul leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Seoul 80: Seoul leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Seoul 87: Seoul leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Seoul 85: Seoul leads by 43 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Seoul 50: Belgrade leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Seoul 63: Seoul leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 45 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Seoul.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on wellness and shopping 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

Seoul in July

29 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
422 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 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). Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeSeoul
Official languageSerbianKorean, Korean Sign Language
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Won (KRW)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 112, ambulance 119, fire 119
Elevation117 m38 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeSeoul
City population1,197,7149,668,465
People per km²3,32715,973
Museums within 10 km6581
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05
Swim season, months above 21 °C-2 months

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.