Dili vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$226	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$893
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	54
😀 Quality of life	30	66
🏙️ Population	222K	8.78M

The cost of living in Dili is 21% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8549th and 7256th ($511 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in East Timor and China, respectively. Check East Timor vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 8098th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Quanzhou

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	Dili	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936