Dili vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$511
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1255
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$422
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$27
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$4432
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
12
69
😀 Quality of life
30
90
🏙️ Population
222K
1.61M

The cost of living in Dili is 79% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8549th and 955th ($511 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 8098th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.63
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.6
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3045
$12281

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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

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13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
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$2524
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$2342
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$2423
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$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
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$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
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$2073
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$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
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$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
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$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724