Dili vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1233
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$227
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.4
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
63
😀 Quality of life
30
54
🏙️ Population
222K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 21% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8528th and 8915th ($520 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and Pakistan, respectively. Check East Timor vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8795th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3267
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$513
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$512
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$513
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$531
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$507
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$502
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1647
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$588
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$523
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$502
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$519
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$402
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$445
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$447
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$549
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$500
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$447
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$445
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$834
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$489
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1134
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$598
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$496
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$568
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$547
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$459
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$470
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$457
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$551
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$384
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$409
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$413
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$470
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$440
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$447
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$456
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$524
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$409

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558