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Compare	Jakarta	VS	Kuala Lumpur

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Detailed comparison of Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur asian cities. Side by side look at similarities and differences for things like geography, demographics, climate, economy, tourism and more.

There are 36 differences and 2 similarities between Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur

Geography
Country		Indonesia	vs	Malaysia
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Location		Northwest Coast Of Java	vs	Centre Of Selangor State
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Coordinates		6 10.5 S 106 49.7 E	vs	3 8 51 N 101 41 36 E
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Time Zone		Wib (utc+7)	vs	Mst (utc+8)
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Asia Region		Southeast Asia	vs	Southeast Asia
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Elevation (m)		7	vs	21.95
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Elevation (ft)		23	vs	72
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States/Province/Regions		Jakarta	vs	Federal Territory
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Metropolitan Area (km2)		6,683 (km2)	vs	2,793 (km2)
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Metropolitan Area (sq mi)		2,580	vs	1078.49
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City Area (km2)		664 (km2)	vs	243 (km2)
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City Area (sq mi)		256.37	vs	93.8
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Demographics & Population
Demonym for People		Jakartans	vs	Kuala Lumpurians
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Religion		Islam, Protestants, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism	vs	Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism
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Main Religion		Islam	vs	Islam
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Languages/Dialects		Bahasa Jakarta	vs	Bahasa Malaysia, English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hakka, Hokkien, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Punjabi
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Human Development Index (2011 HDI)		Medium	vs	High
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Metropolitan Population		28,336,934	vs	7,239,871
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Metropolitan Density /km2		4,240	vs	2,592
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Metropolitan Density /sq mi		10,982	vs	6,713
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City Population		9,607,787	vs	1,627,172
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City Density /km2		14,470	vs	6,700
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City Density /sq mi		37,476	vs	17,347
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Climate
Type		Tropical Monsoon Climate	vs	Tropical Rainforest Climate
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Annual Climate Temperature Average High Â°C (Â°F)		31.8 (89.2)	vs	32.4 (90.3)
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Annual Climate Temperature Average Low Â°C (Â°F)		24.8 (76.6)	vs	23.2 (73.8)
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Government and Administration
Metropolitan Administrative Areas		Bekasi, Bogor, Tangerang	vs	Kuala Lumpur, Perbadanan Putrajaya, Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya, Klang, Kajang, Subang Jaya, Selayang, Ampang Jaya, Sepang
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City Administrative Areas		South Jakarta (jakarta Selatan), East Jakarta (jakarta Timur), Central Jakarta (jakarta Pusat), West Jakarta (jakarta Barat), North Jakarta (jakarta Utara), Thousand Islands (kepulauan Seribu)	vs	Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajayabandar Tun Razak, Batu, Bukit Bintang, Cheras, Kepong, Lembah Pantai, Segambut, Seputeh, Setiawangsa, Titiwangsa, Wangsa Maju
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Economy
Currency		Indonesian Rupiah	vs	Malaysian Ringgit
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Code		Idr	vs	Myr
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Major Industries		Financial Services, Electronics, Automobile, Chemicals, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology	vs	Finance Services, Real Estate, Media, Arts
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Communication
Country Code		+62	vs	+606
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Area Code		21	vs	3
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Postal Code		125xx	vs	5xxxx
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Tourism
Attractions		Jakarta History Museum, Dunia Fantasi, Ancol Dream Park, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Museum Nasional, Pasar Baru, Monas, Presidential Palace, Textile Museum, Bird Island, In The Thousand Islands	vs	Petronas Twin Towers, Petaling Street, Masjid Jamek, Gombak/klang River Confluence, National Monument, National Mosque, Kl Tower, Jamek Mosque, Sri Mahamariamman Temple,
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Best Time To Visit		May To September	vs	April To October, November To March
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Transportation
Public Transportation		Train, Bus, Boat, Car, Taxi, Bajaj, Ojek, Helicopter	vs	Bus, Train, Boat, Taxi, Car
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Airport		Soekarno-hatta International Airport	vs	Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
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