Dili vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$226	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$461
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	12	31
😀 Quality of life	30	54
🏙️ Population	222K	120K

The cost of living in Dili is 35% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8549th and 6518th ($511 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in East Timor and Thailand, respectively. Check East Timor vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 8098th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Pattaya

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	Dili	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508