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The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
BerlinThe Brandenburg Gate
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Berlin by Claudia Solano, Pexels License; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Berlin or Zagreb?

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 Berlin for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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. Berlin 38, Zagreb 10: Berlin leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Berlin 66, Zagreb 55: Berlin leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Berlin 86, Zagreb 56: Berlin leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Berlin 98, Zagreb 47: Berlin leads by 51 points.
Nature & outdoors. Berlin 50, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Berlin 66, Zagreb 60: Berlin leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Berlin 76, Zagreb 52: Berlin leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Berlin 82, Zagreb 70: Berlin leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Berlin 68, Zagreb 40: Berlin leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Berlin 48, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Berlin 90, Zagreb 52: Berlin leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Berlin 55, Zagreb 33: Berlin leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Berlin and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Berlin
Best match
69match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Berlin in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BerlinZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Berlin: 1991-2020 normals, Berlin / Alexanderplatz (0.9 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBerlinZagreb
Official languageGermanCroatian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation34 m127 m
Main airportBerlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)19 km from centre161 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBerlinZagreb
City population3,700,577767,131
People per km²4,153-
Museums within 10 km15727
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40

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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.