Brisbane vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1248
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$369
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$27.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	11
😀 Quality of life	98	33
🏙️ Population	2.71M	222K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 334% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 1349th and 8580th ($2269 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and East Timor, respectively. Check Australia vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Dili. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 3rd and 8642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Dili

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	Brisbane	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$3757

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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