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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
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The Colosseum, Rome
RomeThe Colosseum

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Rome by Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jakarta or Rome?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Rome for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Rome’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, Rome 50: Rome leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Rome 82: Rome leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Rome 99: Rome leads by 51 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Rome 58: Jakarta leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Rome 58: Rome leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Rome 92: Rome leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Jakarta and Rome are level on 50.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Rome 60: Rome leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Rome 72: Rome leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Rome 38: Jakarta leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Rome 68: Rome leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Rome 40: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Rome.

Your match

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

Jakarta
51match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Rome
Best match
64match

Wins on culture and sights 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

Rome in July

31 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
21 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rome's sunshine is measured 31 km from the centre, at Vigna Di Valle.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Rome: 1991-2020 normals, Roma / Ciampino (15.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaRome
Official languageIndonesianItalian
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation91 m21 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsRome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO)23 km from centre242 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaRome
City population11,135,1912,748,109
People per km²16,8212,135
Museums within 10 km44178
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km07
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months5 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.