Dili vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$933
🏠 One person rent
$215
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
11
40
😀 Quality of life
34
60
🏙️ Population
222K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dili is 24% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8635th and 7534th ($507 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and India, respectively. Check East Timor vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 8554th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Surat

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Dili Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$877

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$500
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$499
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$501
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$504
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$468
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$475
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$499
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$2065
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$566
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$486
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$470
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$482
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$387
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$421
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$421
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$510
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$496
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$423
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$412
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$780
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$493
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1115
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$556
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$474
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$530
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$511
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$427
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$436
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$450
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$437
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$520
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$358
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$386
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$402
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$439
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$416
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$428
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$419
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$497
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$381

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298