Dili vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$226	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$883
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	12	95
😀 Quality of life	30	76
🏙️ Population	222K	15.7M

The cost of living in Dili is 59% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 8549th and 4347th ($511 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and Turkey, respectively. Check East Timor vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 8098th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Istanbul

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	Dili	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$17728

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899