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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jakarta or Maastricht?

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

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • beaches

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

Choose Maastricht for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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, Maastricht 8: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Maastricht 58: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Maastricht 42: Jakarta leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Maastricht 58: Maastricht leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Maastricht 77: Maastricht leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Maastricht 55: Maastricht leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Maastricht 74: Maastricht leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Maastricht 60: Jakarta leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Maastricht 38: Jakarta leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Maastricht 40: Jakarta leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Maastricht 52: Maastricht leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Maastricht.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Jakarta
51match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Maastricht
52match

Wins on getting around and day trips 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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JakartaMaastricht

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaMaastricht
Official languageIndonesianDutch
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation91 m49 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaMaastricht
City population11,135,191120,227
People per km²16,8212,000
Museums within 10 km4421
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05
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.