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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

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

Jakarta or Toulouse?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Jakarta leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Toulouse 66: Jakarta leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Toulouse 56: Jakarta leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Toulouse 50: Jakarta leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Toulouse 46: Jakarta leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Toulouse 27: Jakarta leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Toulouse.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Toulouse
53match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors 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

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 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). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaToulouse
Official languageIndonesianFrench
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation91 m115 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaToulouse
City population11,135,191514,819
People per km²16,8214,352
Museums within 10 km4424
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
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. 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.