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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Jakarta or Ljubljana?

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 Jakarta for

  • shopping
  • nightlife
  • prices

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Ljubljana’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. Jakarta 28, Ljubljana 22: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Ljubljana 55: Jakarta leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Ljubljana 40: Jakarta leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 50 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Ljubljana 33: Jakarta leads by 31 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Ljubljana 54: Jakarta leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Ljubljana 42: Jakarta leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Jakarta
51match

Wins on shopping and nightlife with your weighting.

Ljubljana
53match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JakartaLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaLjubljana
Official languageIndonesianSlovene
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation91 m309 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-21 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaLjubljana
City population11,135,191284,293
People per km²16,8211,736
Museums within 10 km4414
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.