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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Limmat from Quaibrücke, Zurich
ZurichThe Limmat from Quaibrücke

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Zurich by Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Zurich?

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
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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

Choose Zurich for

  • getting around
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Zurich’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, Zurich 45: Zurich leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Zurich 53: Belgrade leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Zurich 58: Zurich leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Zurich 62: Belgrade leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Zurich 80: Zurich leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Zurich 84: Zurich leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Zurich 76: Zurich leads by 31 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Zurich 95: Zurich leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Zurich 66: Zurich leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Zurich 3: Belgrade leads by 67 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Zurich 70: Zurich leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Zurich 58: Zurich leads by 28 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Zurich.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Zurich
Best match
63match

Wins on getting around and families 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

Zurich in July

24 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
126 mmrain in the month
7 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). Zurich: 1991-2020 normals, Zurich Town / Ville. (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeZurich
Official languageSerbianFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCJ230 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 m408 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsZürich Airport (ZRH)9 km from centre226 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeZurich
City population1,197,714440,935
People per km²3,3275,016
Museums within 10 km6563
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.