Dili vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dili	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1231	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$215	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$362	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$26.7	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$137	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	34	100
🏙️ Population	222K	5.35M

The cost of living in Dili is 80% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8635th and 829th ($507 vs $2543) 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 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8554th 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	$3.42	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.72%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.65	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.1	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.15	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.8	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.83	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4131	$22313

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Cities near Dili

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132