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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jakarta or Quebec City?

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 Quebec City for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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, Quebec City 18: Jakarta leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Quebec City 57: Jakarta leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Quebec City 42: Jakarta leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 49 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Quebec City 50: Quebec City leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Quebec City 45: Jakarta leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Quebec City 45: Jakarta leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Quebec City.

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.

Quebec City
53match

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

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JakartaQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaQuebec City
Official languageIndonesianFrench, English
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation91 m98 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-10 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaQuebec City
City population11,135,191574,482
People per km²16,8211,184
Museums within 10 km4416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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.