Dili vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$215
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
11
67
😀 Quality of life
34
71
🏙️ Population
222K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dili is 27% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8635th and 7308th ($507 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 8554th and 3241st 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
$3.42
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$25442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620