Dili vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$226	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$971
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	12	29
😀 Quality of life	30	44
🏙️ Population	222K	6.17M

The cost of living in Dili is 32% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 8549th and 6647th ($511 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 8098th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Maoming

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	Dili	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$17434

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936