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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
Gastown, Vancouver
VancouverGastown

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

Jakarta or Vancouver?

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
  • shopping

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

Choose Vancouver for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Vancouver’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, Vancouver 42: Vancouver leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Vancouver 72: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Vancouver 42: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Vancouver 42: Jakarta leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Vancouver 97: Vancouver leads by 67 points.
Day trips. Jakarta and Vancouver are level on 45.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Vancouver 73: Vancouver leads by 37 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Vancouver 55: Jakarta leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Vancouver 27: Jakarta leads by 53 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Vancouver 52: Vancouver leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Vancouver 50: Vancouver leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Vancouver.

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.

Vancouver
Best match
56match

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

Vancouver in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
16 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). Vancouver: 1991-2020 normals, Vancouver Harbour CS (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaVancouver
Official languageIndonesianFrench, English
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation91 m2 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaVancouver
City population11,135,191662,248
People per km²16,8215,759
Museums within 10 km4426
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 monthsNone

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.