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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Jakarta or Scottsdale?

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
  • food and drink
  • beaches

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Scottsdale 46: Jakarta leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Scottsdale 38: Jakarta leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Scottsdale 52: Jakarta leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 38 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Scottsdale 50: Scottsdale leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Scottsdale 20: Jakarta leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Scottsdale 60: Jakarta leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Scottsdale 32: Jakarta leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Scottsdale 40: Jakarta leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Jakarta
Best match
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JakartaScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaScottsdale
Official languageIndonesian-
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation91 m380 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaScottsdale
City population11,135,191241,361
People per km²16,821-
Museums within 10 km4410
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.