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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jakarta or Vilnius?

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

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • nightlife

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Jakarta leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Vilnius 50: Jakarta leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Vilnius 46: Jakarta leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Vilnius 52: Vilnius leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Vilnius 44: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Vilnius 38: Jakarta leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Vilnius 64: Jakarta leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Vilnius 34: Jakarta leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Vilnius.

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 food and drink and shopping with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
17 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). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaVilnius
Official languageIndonesianLithuanian
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation91 m98 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaVilnius
City population11,135,191619,405
People per km²16,8211,545
Museums within 10 km4431
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
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.