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The Semperoper, Dresden
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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
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Photos: Dresden by Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Dresden 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 Dresden for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • food and drink
  • prices
  • 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. Dresden 10, Jakarta 28: Jakarta leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Dresden 45, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Dresden 79, Jakarta 48: Dresden leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Dresden 47, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dresden 74, Jakarta 30: Dresden leads by 44 points.
Day trips. Dresden 76, Jakarta 45: Dresden leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Dresden 60, Jakarta 50: Dresden leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Dresden 74, Jakarta 36: Dresden leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Dresden 42, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Dresden 55, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dresden 76, Jakarta 42: Dresden leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dresden 42, Jakarta 46: Jakarta leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dresden and Jakarta.

Your match

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

Dresden
Best match
57match

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

Jakarta
51match

Wins on food and drink and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Dresden in July

26 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 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. Dresden: 1991-2020 normals, Dresden-Strehlen (3.8 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDresdenJakarta
Official languageGermanIndonesian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112112
Elevation126 m91 m
Main airportDresden Airport (DRS)10 km from centre13 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureDresdenJakarta
City population562,76411,135,191
People per km²1,71316,821
Museums within 10 km7044
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
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.