Dili vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dili	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1274	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$224	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$376
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	11	80
😀 Quality of life	33	47
🏙️ Population	222K	1.64M

The cost of living in Dili is 6% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8409th and 8159th ($514 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs South Tangerang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 8018th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs South Tangerang

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	Dili	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.73%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1368	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$796	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.57	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.4	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.4	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3486	$8139

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$506
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$505
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$506
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$502
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$506
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1859
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$556
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$519
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$506
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$525
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$361
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$429
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$431
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$568
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$504
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$431
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$422
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$870
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$546
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$873
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$643
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$495
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$604
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$577
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$469
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$454
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$522
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$383
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$403
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$459
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$427
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$439
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$440
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$537
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$383

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511