Dili vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dili | Kathmandu | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dili is 13% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8409th and 8752nd ($514 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and Nepal, respectively. Check East Timor vs Nepal comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8018th and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dili vs Kathmandu
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| Dili | Kathmandu | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 62 km or 38 mi | Maliana | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Baucau | |
| 282 km or 176 mi |  Kupang | |
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| 607 km or 377 mi | Kendari | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Ambon | |
| 719 km or 447 mi |  Darwin | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Bima | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Makassar | |
| 829 km or 515 mi | Parepare | |
| 857 km or 533 mi | Palopo | |
| 1040 km or 646 mi | Mataram | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Gorontalo | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi | Ternate | |
| 1061 km or 660 mi | Palu | |
| 1061 km or 660 mi | Sorong | |
| 1113 km or 692 mi | Bitung | |
| 1121 km or 696 mi | Manado | |
| 1134 km or 705 mi | Ubud | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Denpasar | |
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| 1265 km or 786 mi | Balikpapan | |
| 1273 km or 791 mi | Manokwari | |
| 1293 km or 804 mi | Samarinda | |
| 1317 km or 818 mi | Bontang | |
| 1324 km or 823 mi | Banjarbaru | |
| 1347 km or 837 mi | Banjarmasin | |
| 1363 km or 847 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 1398 km or 869 mi | Pasuruan | |
| 1421 km or 883 mi | Surabaya | |
| 1427 km or 887 mi | Malang | |
| 1438 km or 894 mi | Batu | |
| 1452 km or 902 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 1470 km or 913 mi | Palangka Raya | |
| 1478 km or 918 mi | Blitar | |
| 1495 km or 929 mi | Kediri | |
| 1550 km or 963 mi | Madiun | |
| 1586 km or 985 mi | Tarakan | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km or 3.1 mi |  Lalitpur | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Hetauda | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Birgunj | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Janakpur | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Pokhara | |
| 183 km or 114 mi |  Muzaffarpur | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Gorakhpur | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Biratnagar | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Patna | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Saharsa | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Damak | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Purnia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Siliguri | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Gaya | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Jaunpur | |
| 355 km or 220 mi | Varanasi | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Raiganj | |
| 384 km or 239 mi |  Shigatse | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Mirzapur | |
| 400 km or 249 mi |  Paro | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Malda | |
| 411 km or 256 mi |  Saidpur | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Thimphu | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Allahabad | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Balurghat | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Rangpur | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Lucknow | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Dhanbad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Kulti | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Asansol | |
| 479 km or 298 mi | Dhangadhi | |
| 485 km or 301 mi | Ranchi | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Berhampore | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Durgapur | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bheemdatta | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bogra | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Kanpur | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Jamshedpur |