Dili vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$226	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$4771
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	12	99
😀 Quality of life	30	93
🏙️ Population	222K	3.9M

The cost of living in Dili is 84% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8549th and 80th ($511 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in East Timor and the United States, respectively. Check East Timor vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 8098th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Los Angeles

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	Dili	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$28838

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919