Dili vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1990
🏠 One person rent	$226	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$593
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	12	27
😀 Quality of life	30	43
🏙️ Population	222K	8.97M

The cost of living in Dili is 33% less expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 8549th and 6620th ($511 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.2 months in Ganzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Ganzhou ranked 148th in China, while ranked 8098th and 6697th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Ganzhou

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	Dili	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$6871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$8.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$17058

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916