ID flag
Jakarta

Indonesia

vs
ID flag
Kupang

Indonesia

Climate

Jakarta logs 1 outdoor-dinner months a year to Kupang's 11 — Kupang wins by 10. Kupang also leads on sunny days by 58.

JakartaKupang
Sunny days
229287
Hot days
293312
Frost days
00
Rainy days
255145
Outdoor dinner months
1/1211/12
Avg wind
1.8 m/s3.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,4292,979
Darkest month sun
130 hrs/mo149 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.112.9

Jakarta

Feels-like °C

30
30
31
32
33
32
31
32
33
31
31
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Kupang

Feels-like °C

30
30
32
31
29
29
27
30
32
34
35
31

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Jakarta averages $889/mo for balanced living; Kupang has no cost baseline yet.

Jakarta

$889

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $671Comfort $1,486
Cheaper than 80%in Among 40 Asia cities

Kupang

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Jakarta scores 1.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Kupang has no mobility baseline.

1.8/5
vs
/5
JakartaKupang
TransitMotorbikeFlights

Culture

Jakarta's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Kupang's 0.0.

3.5/5
vs
0.0/5
JakartaKupang
HistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Jakarta leads

Nature & Outdoors

Jakarta scores 2.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Kupang has no nature & outdoors baseline.

2.3/5
vs
/5
JakartaKupang
SeaCamping

Safety

Jakarta scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Kupang has no safety baseline.

1.2/5
vs
/5
JakartaKupang
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

Jakarta scores 3.7 on career (0–5 scale); Kupang has no career baseline.

3.7/5
vs
/5
JakartaKupang
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Jakarta scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Kupang has no social & community baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
JakartaKupang
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Jakarta scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Kupang has no food & dining baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
JakartaKupang
RestaurantsBrunchDelivery

Family

Jakarta scores 3.0 on family (0–5 scale); Kupang has no family baseline.

3.0/5
vs
/5
JakartaKupang
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesGroceriesGymYogaSpa

Healthcare

Jakarta scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Kupang has no healthcare baseline.

2.7/5
vs
/5
JakartaKupang
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Jakarta averages 36.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Kupang's 9.6 µg/m³ (good) — Kupang breathes ~74% cleaner air (27.2 µg/m³ lower).

Jakarta

Kupang

36.8µg/m³
9.6µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Jakarta (40.5M) and Kupang (530K) are 77x in population — Jakarta is the larger metro, Kupang the smaller; on land area Jakarta spans roughly 39x more ground.

54x

Jakarta is roughly 54x the scale of Kupang

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagJakarta
54x
ID flagKupang
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagJakarta40.5M77x
2.ID flagKupang530K1x
Area
1.ID flagJakarta4,614 km²39x
2.ID flagKupang119 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
158 km107 km

ID flagJakarta

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
21 km12 km

ID flagKupang

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Jakarta vs Kupang

Which is cheaper, Jakarta or Kupang?
Jakarta has an estimated monthly cost of $889.
How does the climate compare between Jakarta and Kupang?
Sunny days: 229 vs 287 d — Kupang higher Annual sunshine: 2,429 vs 2,979 hrs — Kupang higher Winter sunshine: 130 vs 149 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 293 vs 312 d — Jakarta lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 255 vs 145 d — Kupang lower
Is Jakarta or Kupang safer?
Jakarta has a safety score of 1.2/5.
Should I move to Jakarta or Kupang?
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