Dili vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
33
89
🏙️ Population
222K
7.41M

The cost of living in Dili is 80% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8409th and 503rd ($514 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 8018th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$20363

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$502
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$499
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$506
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$508
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$1859
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$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
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$431
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$422
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$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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$2410
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$939
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$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
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$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
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$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
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$721
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$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
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$851
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$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611