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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
Shitennō-ji temple, Osaka
OsakaShitennō-ji temple

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Osaka by Sarmat Batagov, Pexels License.

Jakarta or Osaka?

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

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

Choose Osaka for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Osaka’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, Osaka 34: Osaka leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Osaka 91: Osaka leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Osaka 63: Osaka leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Osaka 58: Osaka leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Osaka 97: Osaka leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Osaka 88: Osaka leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Osaka 90: Osaka leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Osaka 60: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Osaka 66: Osaka leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Osaka 66: Osaka leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Osaka.

Your match

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

Jakarta
51match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Osaka
Best match
73match

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

Osaka in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
175 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JakartaOsaka

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Osaka: 1991-2020 normals, Osaka (1.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaOsaka
Official languageIndonesianJapanese
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCF50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+9
Emergency number112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation91 m20 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsKansai International Airport (KIX)38 km from centre62 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaOsaka
City population11,135,1912,751,862
People per km²16,82112,340
Museums within 10 km4444
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km06
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months5 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. 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.