Auckland vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1231
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$137
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	11
😀 Quality of life	89	34
🏙️ Population	1.47M	222K

The cost of living in Auckland is 314% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 1745th and 8635th ($2100 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and East Timor, respectively. Check New Zealand vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 242nd and 8554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Dili

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	Auckland	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$370
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$4131

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

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