Bangkok vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1233
🏠 One person rent	$424	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$27.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	12
😀 Quality of life	75	30
🏙️ Population	5.68M	222K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 84% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 5912th and 8528th ($958 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and East Timor, respectively. Check Thailand vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 1890th and 8795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Dili

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	Bangkok	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$3267

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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