Dili vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dili	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1233	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$27.4	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	12	93
😀 Quality of life	30	98
🏙️ Population	222K	2.14M

The cost of living in Dili is 78% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8528th and 1191st ($520 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in East Timor and Australia, respectively. Check East Timor vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8795th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Perth

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	Dili	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1475	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.54	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.3	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3267	$13377

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Cities near Dili

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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736