Canberra vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1231
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$137
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	11
😀 Quality of life	85	34
🏙️ Population	381K	222K

The cost of living in Canberra is 345% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 1373rd and 8635th ($2258 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 438th and 8554th 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	$15.6	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$370
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$1355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$6.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$4131

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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