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The skyline across the water with the Chugach Mountains behind, Anchorage
AnchorageThe skyline across the water with the Chugach Mountains behind
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Anchorage by Frank K., CC BY 2.0, cropped; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Anchorage 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 Anchorage for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

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. Anchorage 8, Jakarta 28: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Anchorage 40, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 38 points.
Culture & sights. Anchorage 35, Jakarta 48: Jakarta leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Anchorage 30, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Anchorage 93, Jakarta 30: Anchorage leads by 63 points.
Day trips. Anchorage 33, Jakarta 45: Jakarta leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Anchorage 55, Jakarta 50: Anchorage leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Anchorage 22, Jakarta 36: Jakarta leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Anchorage 28, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Anchorage 28, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Anchorage 34, Jakarta 42: Jakarta leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Anchorage 32, Jakarta 46: Jakarta leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Anchorage and Jakarta.

Your match

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

Anchorage
37match

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

Jakarta
Best match
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Anchorage in July

20 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 °Csea
18 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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AnchorageJakarta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Anchorage: 1991-2020 normals, Anchorage Air Force Base (7 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAnchorageJakarta
Official language-Indonesian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-9, UTC-8 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number911112
Elevation31 m91 m
Main airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)7 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAnchorageJakarta
City population291,24711,135,191
People per km²5816,821
Museums within 10 km544
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.