Dili vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$224
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$967
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
11
95
😀 Quality of life
33
73
🏙️ Population
222K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dili is 11% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8409th and 7900th ($514 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8018th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$23979

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$506
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$505
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$506
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$502
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$506
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$508
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1859
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$556
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$519
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$506
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$525
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$361
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$429
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$431
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$568
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$504
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$431
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$422
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$870
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$546
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$873
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$643
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$495
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$604
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$577
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$450
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$460
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$469
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$454
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$522
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$383
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$403
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$459
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$484
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$427
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$439
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$440
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$537
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$383

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638