Dili vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1233
$899
🏠 One person rent
$227
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.4
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
12
75
😀 Quality of life
30
63
🏙️ Population
222K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dili is 42% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8528th and 9044th ($520 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in East Timor and India, respectively. Check East Timor vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 8795th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3267
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$513
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$512
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$513
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$531
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$507
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$502
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1647
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$588
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$523
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$502
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$519
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$402
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$445
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$447
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$549
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$500
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$447
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$445
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$834
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$489
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1134
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$598
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$496
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$568
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$547
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$459
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$470
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$457
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$551
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$384
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$409
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$413
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$470
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$440
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$447
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$456
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$524
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$409

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297