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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Como 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 Como for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • 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. Como 36, Jakarta 28: Como leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Jakarta 48: Como leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Jakarta 30: Como leads by 52 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Jakarta 45: Como leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Jakarta 50: Jakarta leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Jakarta 36: Como leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Jakarta 42: Jakarta leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Jakarta 46: Jakarta leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como 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

Como
49match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips 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.

Como in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
158 mmrain in the month
8 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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ComoJakarta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoJakarta
Official languageItalianIndonesian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m91 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureComoJakarta
City population83,18411,135,191
People per km²2,24216,821
Museums within 10 km1144
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80
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.