Dili vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$1459
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$2996
🏠 One person rent
$232
$846
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1307
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$487
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$576
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
6
😀 Quality of life
30
32
🏙️ Population
222K
84.5K

The cost of living in Dili is 64% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 8515th and 3872nd ($521 vs $1459) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check East Timor vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.4 months in Honiara. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 8099th and 7802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
15.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$8.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$4.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$2764

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$512
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$511
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$533
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$509
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1464
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$3054
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$629
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2349
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$557
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1700
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1615
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$521
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$898
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$459
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286