Global CityIntelligence

Serbia / Southeastern Europe

Belgrade City Intelligence

Belgrade is a regional Western-Balkans hub with growing services activity and a profile useful for relocation and regional comparison. Belgrade is a southeastern europe city of about ~1.7M metro in Serbia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Belgrade sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (68/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~1.7M metro
View of Belgrade, Serbia

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Overall score

Use the Belgrade profile to review directional cost framing, transport access, and country-level context against neighbouring capitals.

Overall68/100
Affordability80/100
Air quality60/100
Energy60/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

68/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Belgrade data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Belgrade city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score68/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living80/100Belgrade's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality60/100Belgrade's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy60/100Belgrade's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety65/100Belgrade's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed64/100Belgrade's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk62/100Belgrade's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience62/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety56/100
Low crime58/100
Personal safety58/100
Night safety50/100
Road safety58/100

Belgrade has a moderate safety estimate (56/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life60/100
Healthcare63/100
Education68/100
Green space41/100
Cleanliness59/100
Infrastructure67/100
Mobility60/100

Belgrade has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (60/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness59/100
Education68/100
Green space41/100
Overall safety56/100

Belgrade scores moderate for family living (59/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability67/100
Walkability78/100
Cycling59/100
Infrastructure67/100

Belgrade is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability63/100
Healthcare63/100
Cleanliness59/100
Outdoor lifestyle26/100

Belgrade is moderate for retirement (63/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Belgrade

Local public safety guidance for Belgrade, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Belgrade, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Serbia emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Belgrade

Healthcare context for Belgrade, with national-level information from Serbia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Belgrade, see the Serbia healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Belgrade

Local mobility context for Belgrade, with national-level context from Serbia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Belgrade, see the Serbia transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Belgrade. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Belgrade

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Belgrade will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Belgrade air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Belgrade modules

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Cost of Living in Belgrade

Belgrade's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Belgrade

Belgrade's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Belgrade

Belgrade's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Belgrade

Belgrade's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Belgrade

Belgrade's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Belgrade

Belgrade's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Belgrade

Cost of living estimates for Belgrade — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Belgrade

Climate profile for Belgrade — Humid Continental climate, annual average 11.5°C, comfort score 73/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Belgrade

Economy and jobs profile for Belgrade — industrial city, economy score 60/100, key industries including government, manufacturing, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Belgrade

Education profile for Belgrade — regional education center, education score 61/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Belgrade

Healthcare and retirement profile for Belgrade — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 60/100, retirement score 64/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Belgrade

Estimate a monthly budget for Belgrade using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Belgrade

Plan a trip budget for Belgrade using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Belgrade

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Belgrade. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Novi Sad, Serbia

Same region · about 70 km from Belgrade. Explore Novi Sad's city intelligence profile.

Timisoara, Romania

Cross-border · about 121 km from Belgrade. Explore Timisoara's city intelligence profile.

Kraljevo, Serbia

Same region · about 123 km from Belgrade. Explore Kraljevo's city intelligence profile.

Subotica, Serbia

Same region · about 155 km from Belgrade. Explore Subotica's city intelligence profile.

Szeged, Hungary

Cross-border · about 161 km from Belgrade. Explore Szeged's city intelligence profile.

Osijek, Croatia

Cross-border · about 163 km from Belgrade. Explore Osijek's city intelligence profile.

Arad, Romania

Cross-border · about 164 km from Belgrade. Explore Arad's city intelligence profile.

Niš, Serbia

Same region · about 202 km from Belgrade. Explore Niš's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Belgrade profile to review directional cost framing, transport access, and country-level context against neighbouring capitals. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (80/100) and safety (65/100). The area most worth watching is energy (60/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Serbia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Belgrade appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.