Dili vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$224
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
11
40
😀 Quality of life
33
51
🏙️ Population
222K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dili is 36% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8409th and 6358th ($514 vs $809) 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 0.5 months in Surat. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 8018th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$1785

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361