Beijing vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1255
🏠 One person rent	$575	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$27
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	75	30
🏙️ Population	21.9M	222K

The cost of living in Beijing is 99% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 5387th and 8549th ($1016 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and East Timor, respectively. Check China vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Dili. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 989th and 8098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Dili

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	Beijing	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$95.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$3045

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417