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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Geneva 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 Geneva for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Geneva’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. Geneva 45, Jakarta 28: Geneva leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Jakarta 48: Geneva leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Jakarta 30: Geneva leads by 52 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Jakarta 45: Geneva leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Jakarta 50: Geneva leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Jakarta 36: Geneva leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Jakarta 64: Geneva leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 75 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Jakarta 42: Geneva leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Jakarta 46: Geneva leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Jakarta.

Your match

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

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around 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.

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 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. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaJakarta
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshIndonesian
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112112
Elevation403 m91 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days-

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaJakarta
City population211,15211,135,191
People per km²13,28016,821
Museums within 10 km3444
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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.