Dili vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$4390
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	30	91
🏙️ Population	222K	2.3M

The cost of living in Dili is 77% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8549th and 1229th ($511 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 8098th and 97th 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	$3.34	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$18964

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182