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Cusco or Jakarta?

Two destinations compared in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities. Weight what matters to you and the verdict follows.

The Plaza de Armas with the cathedral and La Compañía, Cusco
Cusco

Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
Jakarta

Photo: Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License

Your match

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Cusco
49
match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and culture and sights with your weighting.

Jakarta
51
match

Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders. The match scores above update as you do.

Scoreboard

Our verdict on each category, scored 0 to 100 against fixed benchmark cities.

CuscoJakarta
Beaches & swimming. Jakarta leads by 25 points.25
Food & drink. Jakarta leads by 22 points.22
Culture & sights. Cusco leads by 33 points.33
Nightlife. Jakarta leads by 24 points.24
Nature & outdoors. Cusco leads by 56 points.56
Day trips. Cusco leads by 33 points.33
Good for families. Jakarta leads by 40 points.40
Getting around. Cusco leads by 12 points.12
Shopping & style. Jakarta leads by 12 points.12
Affordability. Jakarta leads by 7 points.7
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta leads by 12 points.12
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta leads by 13 points.13
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cusco and Jakarta.

When should you go?

Pick the month you can travel and see both cities side by side. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Climate figures for July
JulyCuscoJakarta
Daytime high20 °C32 °C
Night-time low1 °C25 °C
Rainfall in the month5 mm85 mm
SunshineNo figure5 hours a day
Sea temperatureNo sea29 °C
Daylight11 hours a day12 hours a day

The whole year

Each row is shaded against that destination’s own year, so the deepest cell is its best month for that figure and the palest its weakest. Shades are not comparable between the two rows.

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Daytime high, °C
Cusco
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
20
Jakarta
31
31
32
33
33
32
32
33
33
33
33
32
Sea temperature, °C
Cusco
No coastline within reach
Jakarta
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
Rainfall, mm
Cusco
159
133
106
36
7
3
5
6
17
50
78
127
Jakarta
355
360
197
160
102
70
85
39
56
99
128
210
Daylight, hours per day
Cusco
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
Jakarta
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Sunshine, hours per day
Cusco
No sunshine record
Jakarta
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
4
3

Where the figures come from

Cusco's station stands 151 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. Cusco: 1991-2020 normals, Cuzco (3.7 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

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Before you go

MeasureCuscoJakarta
Official languageSpanish, Aymara, QuechuaIndonesian
CurrencySol (PEN)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsABC220 V, 60 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+7
Emergency number111 or 911112
Elevation3,399 m91 m
Main airportAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)5 km from centre6 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCuscoJakarta
City population428,45011,135,191
People per km²-16,821
Museums within 10 km1144
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Typical fares from Travelpayouts (Aviasales data). Route-level air passenger statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate and flight figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-27. Typical prices can be up to 7 days old. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.