Dili vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$226	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$1212
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	12	91
😀 Quality of life	30	72
🏙️ Population	222K	11.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 37% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8549th and 6419th ($511 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 Hangzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8098th and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Hangzhou

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	Dili	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$31296

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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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746