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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Auckland 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 Auckland for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • shopping

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. Auckland 68, Jakarta 28: Auckland leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Jakarta 48: Jakarta leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Jakarta 30: Auckland leads by 53 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Jakarta 45: Auckland leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Jakarta 50: Auckland leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Jakarta 36: Auckland leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Jakarta 42: Auckland leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Jakarta 46: Jakarta leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Jakarta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Auckland
53match

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

Jakarta
51match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 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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AucklandJakarta

Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandJakarta
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriIndonesian
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number111112
Elevation196 m91 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandJakarta
City population1,470,10011,135,191
People per km²2,63016,821
Museums within 10 km1544
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month12 months

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Auckland or Jakarta somewhere new.

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.