Dili vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$224
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$481
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
71
😀 Quality of life
33
65
🏙️ Population
222K
8.25M

The cost of living in Dili is 19% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8409th and 7372nd ($514 vs $631) 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 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 8018th and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$13775

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$502
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$499
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$506
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$508
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$1859
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$556
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$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
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$431
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$422
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$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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$524
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$557
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$549
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$562
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$504
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$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
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$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
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$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
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$1212
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$1184
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$1195
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$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
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$1233
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$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
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$500
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$596
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$831
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$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
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$422