Dili vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$232
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$3493
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
11
64
😀 Quality of life
30
86
🏙️ Population
222K
3.33M

The cost of living in Dili is 77% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8515th and 1098th ($521 vs $2309) 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 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8099th and 306th 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
$3.34
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$12682

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$511
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$511
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$533
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$509
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434

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$1503
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$2084
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$1768
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$1232
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$1603
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$1050
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$1802
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$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
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$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
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$639
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$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507