East Timor vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1271
$1484
🏠 One person rent
$224
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$416
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.9
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$332
💸 GDP per capita
$2389
$4788
😃 Human freedom index
7.26
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
34
🌐 English speaking %
9%
18%
🎓 Higher education
10
72
😀 Quality of life
38
44
🏙️ Population
1.3M
275M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($513) is 10% less expensive than in Indonesia ($567). East Timor ranked 172nd vs 161st 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 0.8 months in East Timor compared to 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 125th and 105th 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
$3.45
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.72%
9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1365
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3479
$7473

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$514
222K
Maliana
$505
15.8K
Baucau
$506
15K
Ainaro
$506
5.45K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$718
10.6M
Bali
$873
4.36M
Bekasi
$552
2.38M
Surabaya
$522
2.89M
Depok
$393
2.33M
Tangerang
$573
2.24M
Bandung
$512
2.88M
South Tangerang
$545
1.64M
Medan
$500
2.11M
Batam
$585
1.2M
Palembang
$457
1.54M
Bogor
$480
982K
Semarang
$570
1.62M
Makassar
$519
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$558
983K
Samarinda
$604
831K
Padang
$913
913K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Denpasar
$546
835K
Bandar Lampung
$364
1.17M
Malang
$383
866K
Pontianak
$444
618K
Serang
$512
613K
Jambi
$479
612K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Banjarmasin
$460
662K
Balikpapan
$643
598K
Cilegon
$493
388K
Tasikmalaya
$390
678K
Manado
$422
462K