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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Vilnius?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Belgrade leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Vilnius 50: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Vilnius 46: Belgrade leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Vilnius 52: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Belgrade and Vilnius are level on 60.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Vilnius 44: Belgrade leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Vilnius 38: Belgrade leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Vilnius 64: Belgrade leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Vilnius 54: Belgrade leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Vilnius 34: Vilnius leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Belgrade
Best match
53match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

Wins on culture and sights 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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 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). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeVilnius
Official languageSerbianLithuanian
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193112
Elevation117 m98 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeVilnius
City population1,197,714619,405
People per km²3,3271,545
Museums within 10 km6531
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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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.