Dili vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$232
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$173
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
63
😀 Quality of life
30
49
🏙️ Population
222K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 22% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8515th and 8915th ($521 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in East Timor and Pakistan, respectively. Check East Timor vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8099th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$512
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$511
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$533
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$509
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548