Dili vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$224
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.8
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
11
67
😀 Quality of life
33
71
🏙️ Population
222K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dili is 22% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8580th and 7469th ($522 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dili compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 8642nd and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Dongguan

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Dili Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3757
$22205

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$513
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608