Climate
Jakarta logs 293 hot days a year to Pematangsiantar's 78 — Pematangsiantar wins by 215. Jakarta also leads on sunny days by 135.
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Cost of Living
Jakarta averages $889/mo for balanced living; Pematangsiantar has no cost baseline yet.
Jakarta
$889monthly · balanced
Mobility
Jakarta scores 1.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Pematangsiantar has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Jakarta's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Pematangsiantar's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Jakarta scores 2.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Pematangsiantar has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Jakarta scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Pematangsiantar has no safety baseline.
Career
Jakarta scores 3.7 on career (0–5 scale); Pematangsiantar has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Jakarta scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Pematangsiantar has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Jakarta scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Pematangsiantar has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Jakarta scores 3.0 on family (0–5 scale); Pematangsiantar has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Jakarta scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Pematangsiantar has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Jakarta averages 36.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Pematangsiantar's 19.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Pematangsiantar breathes ~46% cleaner air (17.1 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Jakarta (40.5M) and Pematangsiantar (448K) are 90x in population — Jakarta is the larger metro, Pematangsiantar the smaller; on land area Jakarta spans roughly 67x more ground.
Jakarta is roughly 78x the scale of Pematangsiantar
Combined population & area comparison
JakartaPematangsiantarCity Scale Rankings
Jakarta40.5M90xPematangsiantar448K1xJakarta4,614 km²67xPematangsiantar69 km²1xJakarta
Pematangsiantar
Who Thrives Here
Jakarta favours the big city energy, while Pematangsiantar suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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