Dili vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$511
$2239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1255
$4966
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$422
$2255
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$574
🚐 Transport expenses
$27
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$3017
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
12
49
😀 Quality of life
30
88
🏙️ Population
222K
608K

The cost of living in Dili is 77% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8549th and 1278th ($511 vs $2239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in East Timor and Australia, respectively. Check East Timor vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 8098th and 223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$6.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$1508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$1209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$2204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$8546
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$6.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.63
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$51.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.6
$2092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3045
$6970

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$501
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$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

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$2067
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$2016
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$1781
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1677
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1748
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1683
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1504
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$1709
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1185
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1557
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
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$1478
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1448
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$1411
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$1702
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2099
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1824
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$1584
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$2539
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2252
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1538
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1511
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1416
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1616
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2023
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$1457
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1619
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1667
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1601
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1691
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1291
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1727
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1691
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1654
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1643
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2194
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1620
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1645