Dili vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$226	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$548
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	12	80
😀 Quality of life	30	65
🏙️ Population	222K	10.6M

The cost of living in Dili is 27% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8549th and 6882nd ($511 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in East Timor and Indonesia, respectively. Check East Timor vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 8098th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Jakarta

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	Dili	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$8860

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506