Adelaide vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$1231
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$137
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	11
😀 Quality of life	92	34
🏙️ Population	1.39M	222K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 364% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 1178th and 8635th ($2355 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Australia and East Timor, respectively. Check Australia vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 75th and 8554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Dili

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	Adelaide	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$370
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$1355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$6.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$4131

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$500
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$499
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$501
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$504
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$468
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$475
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$499
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$2065
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$566
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$486
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$470
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$482
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$387
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$421
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$421
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$510
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$496
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$423
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$412
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$780
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$493
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1115
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$556
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$474
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$530
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$511
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$450
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$437
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$520
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$358
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$386
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$402
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$416
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$428
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$419
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$497
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$381