East Timor vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$1384
🏠 One person rent
$227
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$434
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.5
$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$295
💸 GDP per capita
$1343
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
7.34
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
37
🌐 English speaking %
9%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
12
75
😀 Quality of life
33
48
🏙️ Population
1.4M
283M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($519) is 11% less expensive than in Indonesia ($580). East Timor ranked 186th vs 169th for Indonesia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in East Timor compared to 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 145th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for East Timor and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 82 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

East Timor Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.44%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.55
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.1
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3264
$7074

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Cities Comparison in East Timor vs Indonesia

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$520
222K
Maliana
$512
15.8K
Baucau
$513
15K
Ainaro
$513
5.45K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$699
11.1M
Surabaya
$551
3.01M
Bali
$1134
4.36M
Depok
$400
2.33M
Bekasi
$555
2.38M
Bandung
$534
2.88M
Tangerang
$665
2.24M
South Tangerang
$567
1.64M
Palembang
$390
1.54M
Medan
$466
2.11M
Batam
$542
1.2M
Bogor
$480
982K
Makassar
$523
1.34M
Semarang
$488
1.62M
Samarinda
$568
831K
Cilacap
$478
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$368
1.17M
Pontianak
$413
681K
Denpasar
$489
670K
Malang
$384
866K
Serang
$517
613K
Pekanbaru
$503
983K
Padang
$864
909K
Cimahi
$490
587K
Banjarmasin
$459
662K
Jambi
$444
612K
Balikpapan
$598
598K
Cilegon
$511
388K
Tasikmalaya
$367
678K
Kupang
$531
467K