Canberra vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$1274
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$387
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	11
😀 Quality of life	82	33
🏙️ Population	381K	222K

The cost of living in Canberra is 407% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 522nd and 8409th ($2604 vs $514) 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 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in Dili. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 367th and 8018th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Dili

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	Canberra	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.8	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$1368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$6.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$3486

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$506
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$505
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$506
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$502
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$506
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1859
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$556
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$519
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$506
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$525
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$361
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$429
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$431
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$568
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$504
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$431
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$422
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$870
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$546
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$873
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$643
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$495
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$604
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$577
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$469
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$454
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$522
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$383
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$403
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$459
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$427
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$439
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$440
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$537
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$383