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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Jakarta or Mumbai?

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

  • wellness
  • families
  • nightlife

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Jakarta leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Mumbai 52: Jakarta leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Mumbai 48: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Mumbai 35: Jakarta leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Mumbai 38: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Mumbai 72: Jakarta leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Mumbai 24: Jakarta leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Jakarta
51match

Wins on wellness and families with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and culture and sights 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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaMumbai
Official languageIndonesianHindi, English
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation91 m14 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaMumbai
City population11,135,19115,414,288
People per km²16,82125,563
Museums within 10 km441
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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). 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.