Dili vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.8
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
33
100
🏙️ Population
222K
5.35M

The cost of living in Dili is 79% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8580th and 893rd ($522 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in East Timor and Australia, respectively. Check East Timor vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dili compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8642nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Melbourne

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Dili Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3757
$26129

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$513
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$514
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$512
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$527
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$491
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$498
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$506
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1861
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$593
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$510
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$493
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$509
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$409
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$437
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$437
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$537
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$506
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$440
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$432
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$822
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$496
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1175
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$588
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$494
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$560
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$537
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$461
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$476
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$459
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$549
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$379
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$408
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$419
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$464
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$439
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$453
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$445
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$520
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$405

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$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
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$1901
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$1583
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$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
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$2223
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$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
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$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
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$2050
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$2844
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$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
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$2172