Dili vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$226	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$993
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	12	1
😀 Quality of life	30	34
🏙️ Population	222K	30K

The cost of living in Dili is 66% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 8549th and 3483rd ($511 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check East Timor vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 8098th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Majuro

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	Dili	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192