East Timor vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$1510
🏠 One person rent
$226
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$421
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$336
💸 GDP per capita
$1503
$4876
😃 Human freedom index
7.34
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
37
🌐 English speaking %
9%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
11
74
😀 Quality of life
37
43
🏙️ Population
1.24M
275M

The average cost of living in East Timor ($510) is 13% less expensive than in Indonesia ($586). East Timor ranked 183rd vs 166th 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 126th and 100th 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
$3.34
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$3.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.71
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$303
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.7
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.98%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$1285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$1.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.7
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3040
$7083

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In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$511
222K
Maliana
$503
15.8K
Baucau
$502
15K
Ainaro
$501
5.45K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K