Dili vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1233
$1013
🏠 One person rent
$227
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.4
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
12
38
😀 Quality of life
30
45
🏙️ Population
222K
1.54M

The cost of living in Dili is 33% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8528th and 8997th ($520 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th in East Timor and Indonesia, respectively. Check East Timor vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 8795th and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3267
$7422

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$513
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$411
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$444
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$448
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$429
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$771
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$523
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$413
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$771
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$519
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584