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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Hiroshima’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. Hiroshima 30, Jakarta 28: Hiroshima leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Jakarta 48: Hiroshima leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Jakarta 30: Hiroshima leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Jakarta 45: Hiroshima leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Jakarta 50: Hiroshima leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Jakarta 36: Hiroshima leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Jakarta 42: Jakarta leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Jakarta 46: Hiroshima leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Jakarta.

Your match

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

Hiroshima
Best match
56match

Wins on getting around 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.

Hiroshima in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
299 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
14 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. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaJakarta
Official languageJapaneseIndonesian
CurrencyYen (JPY)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCF50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation3 m91 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaJakarta
City population1,198,02111,135,191
People per km²1,32416,821
Museums within 10 km1844
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. 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.