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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Jakarta or Philadelphia?

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
  • wellness
  • food and drink

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Philadelphia 62: Jakarta leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Philadelphia 55: Jakarta leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Philadelphia 52: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Philadelphia 57: Jakarta leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Philadelphia 40: Jakarta leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Philadelphia 26: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Jakarta
51match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips 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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaPhiladelphia
Official languageIndonesian-
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation91 m12 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaPhiladelphia
City population11,135,1911,603,797
People per km²16,8214,339
Museums within 10 km4454
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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. 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.