Dili vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$226	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$306
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	12	78
😀 Quality of life	30	58
🏙️ Population	222K	2.24M

The cost of living in Dili is 8% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8549th and 8142nd ($511 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 8098th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Tangerang

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	Dili	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$7618

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430