Dili vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dili	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1274	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$224	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$1428
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	11	72
😀 Quality of life	33	61
🏙️ Population	222K	4.43M

The cost of living in Dili is 43% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8409th and 5921st ($514 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and South Africa, respectively. Check East Timor vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8018th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Johannesburg

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	Dili	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.73%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1368	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$796	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.57	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.4	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3486	$4829

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952