Dili vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$4961
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$2044
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$3346
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	84
😀 Quality of life	30	94
🏙️ Population	222K	1.91M

The cost of living in Dili is 75% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 8549th and 1818th ($511 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in East Timor and Germany, respectively. Check East Timor vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 8098th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Hamburg City

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	Dili	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$24460

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321