Berlin vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1248
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$369
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$27.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$120
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	11
😀 Quality of life	95	33
🏙️ Population	3.78M	222K

The cost of living in Berlin is 341% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 1275th and 8580th ($2302 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and East Timor, respectively. Check Germany vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Dili. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 35th and 8642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dili

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	Berlin	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$3757

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$513
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$514
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$512
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$527
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$491
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$498
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$506
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1861
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$593
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$510
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$493
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$509
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$409
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$437
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$437
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$537
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$506
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$440
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$432
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$822
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$496
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1175
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$588
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$494
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$560
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$537
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$476
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$459
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$379
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$408
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$419
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$439
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$453
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$445
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$520
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$405