Dili vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$226	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$311
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	12	17
😀 Quality of life	30	18
🏙️ Population	222K	1.16M

The cost of living in Dili is 27% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8549th and 6885th ($511 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in East Timor and Myanmar, respectively. Check East Timor vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 8098th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Naypyidaw

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	Dili	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$8308

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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 Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568