Abu Dhabi vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Dili | |
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| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 273% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 2187th and 8528th ($1942 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and East Timor, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs East Timor comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 443rd and 8795th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Dili
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| Abu Dhabi | Dili | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 117 km or 73 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Dubai | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Ajman | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Dili
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 48 km or 30 mi |  Ainaro | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Maliana | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Baucau | |
| 282 km or 176 mi |  Kupang | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Baubau | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Kendari | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Ambon | |
| 719 km or 447 mi |  Darwin | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Bima | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Makassar | |
| 829 km or 515 mi | Parepare | |
| 857 km or 533 mi | Palopo | |
| 1040 km or 646 mi | Mataram | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Gorontalo | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi | Ternate | |
| 1061 km or 660 mi | Palu | |
| 1061 km or 660 mi | Sorong | |
| 1113 km or 692 mi | Bitung | |
| 1121 km or 696 mi | Manado | |
| 1134 km or 705 mi | Ubud | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Denpasar | |
| 1163 km or 722 mi | Bali | |
| 1265 km or 786 mi | Balikpapan | |
| 1273 km or 791 mi | Manokwari | |
| 1293 km or 804 mi | Samarinda | |
| 1317 km or 818 mi | Bontang | |
| 1324 km or 823 mi | Banjarbaru | |
| 1347 km or 837 mi | Banjarmasin | |
| 1363 km or 847 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 1398 km or 869 mi | Pasuruan | |
| 1421 km or 883 mi | Surabaya | |
| 1427 km or 887 mi | Malang | |
| 1438 km or 894 mi | Batu | |
| 1452 km or 902 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 1470 km or 913 mi | Palangka Raya | |
| 1478 km or 918 mi | Blitar | |
| 1495 km or 929 mi | Kediri | |
| 1550 km or 963 mi | Madiun | |
| 1586 km or 985 mi | Tarakan | |
| 1628 km or 1012 mi | Surakarta |