Dili vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$224
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
11
97
😀 Quality of life
33
75
🏙️ Population
222K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dili is 31% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8409th and 6607th ($514 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8018th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Guangzhou

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Dili Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$506
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$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 Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620