Dili vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$995
🏠 One person rent
$224
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
63
😀 Quality of life
33
53
🏙️ Population
222K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 23% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8409th and 8902nd ($514 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 8018th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$1093

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546