Dili vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$232
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$468
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
11
75
😀 Quality of life
30
58
🏙️ Population
222K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dili is 28% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8515th and 8957th ($521 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in East Timor and India, respectively. Check East Timor vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 8099th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.4
🍅 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
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$1751

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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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311