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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Jakarta or Perth?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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, Perth 86: Perth leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Perth 58: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Perth 42: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Perth 42: Jakarta leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Perth 72: Perth leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Perth 48: Perth leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Perth 74: Perth leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Perth 55: Perth leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Perth 44: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Perth 28: Jakarta leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Perth 50: Perth leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Perth 38: Jakarta leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Perth.

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 prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Perth
53match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors 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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 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). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaPerth
Official languageIndonesianEnglish
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+8
Emergency number112000
Elevation91 m2 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaPerth
City population11,135,1912,141,834
People per km²16,821334
Museums within 10 km4415
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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.