Dili vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dili	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1233	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$227	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$27.4	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	12	19
😀 Quality of life	30	65
🏙️ Population	222K	678K

The cost of living in Dili is 53% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 8528th and 4961st ($520 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in East Timor and South Korea, respectively. Check East Timor vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 8795th and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Jeju Island

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	Dili	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1475	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.54	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.3	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3267	$20533

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$513
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$512
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$513
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$531
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$507
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$502
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1647
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$588
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$523
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$502
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$519
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$402
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$447
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$549
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$500
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$447
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$445
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$834
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$489
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1134
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$598
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$496
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$568
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$547
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$470
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$457
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$551
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$384
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$409
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$413
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$440
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$447
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$456
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$524
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$409

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895