Dili vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$232
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.3
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$831
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
53
😀 Quality of life
30
50
🏙️ Population
222K
8.78M

The cost of living in Dili is 22% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8515th and 7155th ($521 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 8099th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3328
$22902

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$512
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$511
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$511
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$533
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$509
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$516
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$535
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1756
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$601
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$524
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$515
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$534
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$380
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$465
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$466
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$577
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$532
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$467
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$463
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$892
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$530
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1121
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$638
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$522
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$620
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$592
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$488
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$503
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$518
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$495
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$558
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$388
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$427
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$512
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$505
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$470
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$487
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$507
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$560
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$434

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014