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The Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest
BudapestThe Fisherman's Bastion
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Budapest by Perituss, CC0; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Budapest 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 Budapest for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • 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. Budapest 25, Jakarta 28: Jakarta leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Budapest 63, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Budapest 80, Jakarta 48: Budapest leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Budapest 78, Jakarta 66: Budapest leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Budapest 58, Jakarta 30: Budapest leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Budapest 68, Jakarta 45: Budapest leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Budapest 62, Jakarta 50: Budapest leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Budapest 78, Jakarta 36: Budapest leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Budapest 55, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Budapest 62, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Budapest 76, Jakarta 42: Budapest leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Budapest 98, Jakarta 46: Budapest leads by 52 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Budapest and Jakarta.

Your match

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

Budapest
Best match
67match

Wins on wellness and getting around with your weighting.

Jakarta
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.

Budapest in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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. Budapest: 1991-2020 normals, Budapest Met Center (2.1 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBudapestJakarta
Official languageHungarianIndonesian
CurrencyForint (HUF)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112112
Elevation117 m91 m
Main airportBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)18 km from centre157 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBudapestJakarta
City population1,675,77711,135,191
People per km²3,19116,821
Museums within 10 km8144
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

Where else could you go?

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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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.