Dili vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dili	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1274	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1319
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$2448
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$4662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	33	92
🏙️ Population	222K	2.3M

The cost of living in Dili is 77% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8409th and 1234th ($514 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1107th in East Timor and the United States, respectively. Check East Timor vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 8018th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Houston

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	Dili	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.73%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1368	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$796	$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.57	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.4	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3486	$23011

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$506
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$505
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$506
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$502
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$506
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1859
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$556
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175