Dili vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$224
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
11
81
😀 Quality of life
33
84
🏙️ Population
222K
2.73M

The cost of living in Dili is 45% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8409th and 5786th ($514 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in East Timor and Taiwan, respectively. Check East Timor vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 8018th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$12618

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655