Brisbane vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1277
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$27.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$404
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
11
😀 Quality of life
97
30
🏙️ Population
2.36M
222K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 378% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 781st and 8515th ($2491 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Dili. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 15th and 8099th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1506
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$99.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$3328

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Dili

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$512
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$511
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$533
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$509
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434