Dili vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$226	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$718
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	12	7
😀 Quality of life	30	53
🏙️ Population	222K	77.6K

The cost of living in Dili is 46% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8549th and 5827th ($511 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 8098th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Phuket

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	Dili	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810