Dili vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$232
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$231
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
28
😀 Quality of life
30
45
🏙️ Population
222K
846K

The cost of living in Dili is 18% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8515th and 8885th ($521 vs $443) 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 8099th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$4063

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330