Dili vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dili	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1233	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$27.4	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	30	100
🏙️ Population	222K	5.35M

The cost of living in Dili is 77% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8528th and 1249th ($520 vs $2308) 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 8795th 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	$3.43	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1475	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.54	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.3	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3267	$22799

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$513
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$512
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$513
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$531
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$507
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$502
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1647
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$588
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$523
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$502
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$519
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$402
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$447
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$549
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$500
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$447
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$445
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$834
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$489
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1134
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$598
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$496
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$568
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$547
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$470
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$457
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$551
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$384
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$409
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$413
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$440
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$447
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$456
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$524
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$409

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988