Dili vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1233
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$227
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.4
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
12
72
😀 Quality of life
30
65
🏙️ Population
222K
8.44M

The cost of living in Dili is 20% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8528th and 7418th ($520 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and Vietnam, respectively. Check East Timor vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 8795th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3267
$11154

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$512
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$531
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$499
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$507
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$502
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$1647
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$588
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$523
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$502
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$519
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$402
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$445
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$447
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$549
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$500
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$447
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$445
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$834
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$489
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1134
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$598
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$496
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$568
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$547
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$459
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$470
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$457
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$551
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$384
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$409
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$413
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$470
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$440
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$447
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$456
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$524
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$409

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$558
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$558
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$569
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$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
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$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
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$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
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$1152
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$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
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$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372