Dili vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dili Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1274
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$224
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
71
😀 Quality of life
33
74
🏙️ Population
222K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dili is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8409th and 2922nd ($514 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in East Timor and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check East Timor vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8018th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dili Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$796
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3486
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$506
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$505
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$506
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$502
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$506
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$508
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1859
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$556
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$519
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$506
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$525
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$361
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$429
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$431
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$568
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$504
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$431
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$422
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$870
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$546
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$873
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$643
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$495
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$604
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$577
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$450
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$460
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$469
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$454
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$522
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$383
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$403
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$459
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$484
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$427
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$439
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$440
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$537
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$383

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561