Dili vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1231
$875
🏠 One person rent
$215
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$362
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$214
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.7
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
11
73
😀 Quality of life
34
61
🏙️ Population
222K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dili is 40% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8635th and 9031st ($507 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 8554th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Kolkata

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Dili Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.72%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.83
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$500
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$499
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$501
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$504
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$468
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$475
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$499
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$2065
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$566
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$486
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$470
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$482
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$387
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$421
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$421
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$510
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$496
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$423
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$412
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$780
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$493
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1115
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$556
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$474
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$530
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$511
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$427
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$436
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$450
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$437
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$520
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$358
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$386
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$402
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$439
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$416
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$428
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$419
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$497
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$381

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289