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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Alicante or Jakarta?

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 Alicante for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • shopping
  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Jakarta’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. Alicante 82, Jakarta 28: Alicante leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Alicante 67, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Jakarta 48: Jakarta leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante 63, Jakarta 30: Alicante leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Jakarta 45: Alicante leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Jakarta 50: Alicante leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Jakarta 36: Alicante leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante 44, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Jakarta 42: Jakarta leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Jakarta 46: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Jakarta.

Your match

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

Alicante
Best match
59match

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

Jakarta
51match

Wins on shopping 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.

Alicante in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Jakarta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AlicanteJakarta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteJakarta
Official languageSpanishIndonesian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112112
Elevation3 m91 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteJakarta
City population366,22111,135,191
People per km²1,81916,821
Museums within 10 km844
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.