Dili vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$232
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$456
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
11
40
😀 Quality of life
30
48
🏙️ Population
222K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dili is 34% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8515th and 6501st ($521 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and India, respectively. Check East Timor vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 8099th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$1527

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$512
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$511
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$533
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$509
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348