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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Belgrade 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 Belgrade for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • day trips

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • wellness

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. Belgrade 40, Jakarta 28: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Jakarta 48: Belgrade leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Jakarta 66: Belgrade leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Jakarta 30: Belgrade leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Jakarta 45: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Jakarta 50: Jakarta leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Jakarta 36: Belgrade leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Jakarta 42: Belgrade leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Jakarta 46: Jakarta leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade 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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

Jakarta
51match

Wins on shopping 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.

Belgrade in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
67 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeJakarta
Official languageSerbianIndonesian
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193112
Elevation117 m91 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeJakarta
City population1,197,71411,135,191
People per km²3,32716,821
Museums within 10 km6544
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.