Dili vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$215
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
63
😀 Quality of life
34
54
🏙️ Population
222K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 21% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8635th and 8923rd ($507 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 8554th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Karachi

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Dili Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$500
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$499
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$501
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$504
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$468
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$475
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$499
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$2065
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$566
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$486
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$470
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$482
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$387
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$421
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$421
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$510
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$496
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$423
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$412
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$780
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$493
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1115
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$556
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$474
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$530
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$511
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$427
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$436
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$450
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$437
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$520
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$358
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$386
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$402
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$439
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$416
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$428
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$419
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$497
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$381

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525