Dili vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$226	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$236
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	12	45
😀 Quality of life	30	57
🏙️ Population	222K	1.34M

The cost of living in Dili is 3% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8549th and 8440th ($511 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 0.4 months in Makassar. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 8098th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Makassar

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	Dili	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$4170

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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 Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544