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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Belgrade or Strasbourg?

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

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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, Strasbourg 10: Belgrade leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Strasbourg 40: Belgrade leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Strasbourg 62: Strasbourg leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Strasbourg 44: Belgrade leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Strasbourg 56: Strasbourg leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Strasbourg
Best match
57match

Wins on wellness 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

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeStrasbourg
Official languageSerbianFrench
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193112
Elevation117 m132 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeStrasbourg
City population1,197,714293,771
People per km²3,3273,752
Museums within 10 km6521
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. 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.