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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Izmir 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 Izmir for

  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • prices
  • shopping
  • 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. Izmir 62, Jakarta 28: Izmir leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Jakarta 48: Izmir leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Jakarta 30: Izmir leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Jakarta 45: Izmir leads by 41 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Jakarta 50: Izmir leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Jakarta 36: Izmir leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Jakarta 80: Jakarta leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Jakarta 42: Izmir leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Jakarta 46: Izmir leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Jakarta.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on day trips and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Jakarta
51match

Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
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. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirJakarta
Official languageTurkishIndonesian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+7
Emergency number112112
Elevation2 m91 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirJakarta
City population4,493,24211,135,191
People per km²4,76016,821
Museums within 10 km2944
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 months

Where else could you go?

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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. 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.