Dili vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$232
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$864
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
11
95
😀 Quality of life
30
70
🏙️ Population
222K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dili is 13% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8515th and 7753rd ($521 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8099th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$24357

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$512
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$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$511
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$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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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660