Dili vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$215
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
11
96
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
222K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dili is 35% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8635th and 6854th ($507 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8554th and 1149th 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
$3.42
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$500
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$499
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$501
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$504
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$468
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$475
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$499
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$2065
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$566
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$486
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$470
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$482
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$387
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$421
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$421
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$510
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$496
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$423
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$412
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$780
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$493
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1115
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$556
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$474
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$530
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$511
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$427
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$436
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$450
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$437
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$520
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$358
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$386
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$402
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$439
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$416
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$428
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$419
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$497
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$381

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711