Auckland vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1233
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$27.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	12
😀 Quality of life	91	30
🏙️ Population	1.47M	222K

The cost of living in Auckland is 277% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 2124th and 8528th ($1961 vs $520) 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 1.6 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 170th and 8795th 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	$12.6	$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$3267

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$513
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$512
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$513
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$531
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$507
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$502
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1647
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$588
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$523
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$502
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$519
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$402
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$447
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$549
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$500
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$447
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$445
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$834
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$489
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1134
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$598
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$496
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$568
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$547
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$470
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$457
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$551
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$384
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$409
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$413
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$440
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$447
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$456
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$524
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$409