Dili vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dili	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1233	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$227	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$27.4	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	12	75
😀 Quality of life	30	68
🏙️ Population	222K	3.01M

The cost of living in Dili is 6% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8528th and 8275th ($520 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 8795th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Surabaya

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	Dili	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1475	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.54	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.3	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3267	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502