Dili vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1233
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$227
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.4
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
12
65
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
222K
3.94M

The cost of living in Dili is 79% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8528th and 848th ($520 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check East Timor vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8795th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3267
$15029

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$513
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$512
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$513
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$531
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$507
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$502
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1647
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$588
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$523
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$502
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$519
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$402
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$445
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$447
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$549
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$500
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$447
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$445
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$834
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$489
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1134
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$598
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$496
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$568
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$547
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$459
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$470
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$457
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$551
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$384
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$409
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$413
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$470
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$440
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$447
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$456
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$524
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$409

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$1419
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$2521
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$1183
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$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
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$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483