Dili vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1248
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$224
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.8
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
94
😀 Quality of life
33
89
🏙️ Population
222K
4.05M

The cost of living in Dili is 53% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8580th and 5023rd ($522 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in East Timor and Taiwan, respectively. Check East Timor vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dili compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8642nd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs New Taipei

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Dili New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3757
$18576

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48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$513
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$514
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602