Dili vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$226	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$1383
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	12	72
😀 Quality of life	30	57
🏙️ Population	222K	4.43M

The cost of living in Dili is 48% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8549th and 5539th ($511 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 8098th and 5667th 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	$3.34	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003