Brisbane vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1231
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$137
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	11
😀 Quality of life	97	34
🏙️ Population	2.71M	222K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 358% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 1241st and 8635th ($2323 vs $507) 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 0.3 months in Dili. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 3rd and 8554th 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	$15.8	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$370
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$4131

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$500
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$499
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$501
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$504
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$468
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$475
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$499
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$2065
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$566
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$486
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$470
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$482
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$387
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$421
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$421
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$510
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$496
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$423
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$412
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$780
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$493
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1115
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$556
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$474
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$530
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$511
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$450
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$437
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$520
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$358
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$386
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$402
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$416
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$428
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$419
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$497
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$381