Dili vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dili	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1233	$4044
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$1891
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$27.4	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$232
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	12	1
😀 Quality of life	30	38
🏙️ Population	222K	49K

The cost of living in Dili is 72% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 8528th and 2383rd ($520 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and Vanuatu, respectively. Check East Timor vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dili compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 8795th and 7974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Port Vila

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	Dili	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.43%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1475	$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.54	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.35	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.3	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3267	$6627

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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 Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1882
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1811
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1807
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1878
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$997
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$836
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$818
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1419
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1417
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$683
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1022
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1710
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1798
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2140
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2065
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$733
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1662
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$751
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$753
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1184
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1961
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1678
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1499