Dili vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1233
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$227
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.4
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
12
60
😀 Quality of life
30
57
🏙️ Population
222K
9.4M

The cost of living in Dili is 27% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8528th and 7025th ($520 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 8795th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.43%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.4
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3267
$15234

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531