Dili vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$226	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	30	95
🏙️ Population	222K	8.8M

The cost of living in Dili is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8549th and 3rd ($511 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and the United States, respectively. Check East Timor vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8098th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs New York City

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	Dili	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111