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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Jakarta or Sarajevo?

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

  • shopping
  • beaches
  • nightlife

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Sarajevo’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, Sarajevo 6: Jakarta leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Sarajevo 60: Jakarta leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Sarajevo 44: Jakarta leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 48 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Sarajevo 62: Sarajevo leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Sarajevo 38: Jakarta leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Sarajevo 40: Jakarta leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Jakarta and Sarajevo are level on 80.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Sarajevo 40: Jakarta leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Sarajevo 42: Jakarta leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Jakarta
51match

Wins on shopping and beaches with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Sarajevo in July

28 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
75 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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JakartaSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaSarajevo
Official languageIndonesianCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCF50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation91 m518 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-8 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaSarajevo
City population11,135,191275,524
People per km²16,8211,947
Museums within 10 km4425
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.