Dili vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$215
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
11
66
😀 Quality of life
34
90
🏙️ Population
222K
3.94M

The cost of living in Dili is 79% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8635th and 947th ($507 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8554th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Dubai

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Dili Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$17401

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$500
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$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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$1543
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$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469